ABSTRACT
Vladimir of Pskov was a prince in the political arena in northwest Rus’ and the Baltics in the first half of the thirteenth century. He is not among the top stars in the historical writing of the period and the region and is overshadowed in the history books by more influential and powerful contemporaries – or, most often, is not mentioned at all. However, what makes his person striking is the fact that he was able to validate himself as a ruling prince during this very complicated period when significant changes were underway in both Rus’ and the Baltics.
