The battle of Dorogychyn in the middle of the XIII century: pressing questions of historiography

Abstract

The paper analyses pressing questions of historiography of the Dorogychynska battle of the middle of the XIII century. Debatable questions connected with the definition of the political belonging of Dorogychyn, identification of German knights, the date of returning the Dorogychyn fortress by princes Danylo and Vasylko, the character and the process of Dorogychyn battle are considered. The role of Crusaders in the interstate relations of Rus’ and Poland is revealed. The circumstances of returning the Dorogychyn region to the Volyn principality are clarified. The conclusions about the significance of the Dorogychyn battle in the history of the struggle of the Romanoviches for the farther heredity are drawn. All this is important for correct understanding the political history of the Galich-Volyn principality.