Princely service in Kievan Rus. Kotlyar N.

The book of N.F. Kotlyara is dedicated to the history of the princely court in Kievan Rus - the political, economic and symbolic center of the Old Russian power. The author shows how a complex, multi -level management mechanism gradually developed from the princely combatants of the early medieval state. The book tells about who surrounded the princes of the Rurikovich at the Soviets and princely congresses, at war and in everyday life. The ceremonial and etiquette of the princely court, court entertainment - hunting, performances of singers, feasts and ristals.