Рагуил Добрынич как историческая личность

Abstract

The research comes up with the reconstruction of the biography of one of the most prominent historical figures of Ancient Rus' of the 12th century — Novgorod boyar Raguil Dobrynich, involving special methods of cognition (historical-analytical and problematical-chronological). The materials constituting the basis of the study were analyzed taking into account the chronology of events and the need to obtain historical information from the scientific sources under study. The authors used the method of comparative and retrospective analysis when comparing different theoretical views upon the chosen issue. The paper provides a historiographic analysis of the issue and identifies the main relevant sources in question. Basing on the texts of Old Russian chronicles, as well as the contents of birch bark letter No. 831, the authors reconstructed the Novgorod period of the biography of Raguil Dobrynich, and outlined his role in the historical events associated with the expulsion and murder of Prince Igor Olegovich. The study pays special attention to the analysis of the historical events of 1170 related to the revolt of the Novgorod squad against their prince Vladimir Mstislavich, in which Raguil Dobrynich played a key role. The research allowed concluding that Raguil Dobrynich belonged to the glorious Novgorod Dobrynich family and was the son of the eighth Novgorod mayor. With the squad of Prince Vladimir Mstislavich, he took part in many historical events of the second half of the 12th century and ended his political career in one of the administrative positions in ancient Novgorod.