The Prince of Novgorod, Turov and Kiev Svyatopolk II, along with Vladimir Monomakh, was one of the most powerful Russian princes at the turn of the 11th - 12th centuries. Famous historian V.N. Tatishchev characterized Svyatopolk II as follows: “This prince was tall, dry, with reddish hair, a long beard, and sharp eyesight. The reader was a book reader and very memorable. For the sake of illness, he ate little and very rarely, and then out of necessity, he got drunk. He was not keen on war, and although he soon became angry with anyone, he soon forgot. He loved his concubine so much that he could not be separated for a short time without tears, and, listening to her a lot, he suffered reproach from the princes, and often harm...”