# Vladimir Monomakh in Kiev (1113)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1113-vladimir-monomakh-in-kiev
Categories: ruler-change

After an uprising against moneylenders in Kiev in 1113, the townspeople invited Vladimir Monomakh to rule. He added new statutes limiting interest to the law. At about this time the monk Nestor completed the Primary Chronicle. The chronicle is the principal source for the early history of the East Slavs. Monomakh's reign briefly restored unity, and the chronicle gave Rus' its founding story.

## Why it matters
Monomakh's reign briefly restored unity, and the chronicle gave Rus' its founding story.

Ruler at the time: [Vladimir II Monomakh](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vladimir-ii-monomakh)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Vladimir II Monomakh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_II_Monomakh)
- [Wikipedia — Primary Chronicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_Chronicle)
- [Wikipedia — Kievan Rus'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus')
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Vladimir Monomakh in Kiev](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Vladimir+Monomakh+in+Kiev)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)