PRINCELY MARRIAGES IN THE RUSSIAN LAND IN THE XII CENTURY BY THE IPATIEVSKAYA CHRONICLE
The article looks into information provided by chronicles on contracting marriages in the Russian Land at the beginning of feudal disintegration (1132-1200). The author describes marriages, defines the role of the church and princely power in regulating marital relations and ascertains the importance of Christian marriages for the establishment of the Old Russian state and development of social relations.