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The accursed and all-destroying devil, who from the beginning wished no good to the human race, raised discord among the Russian Knyazes, that men might not dwell in peace; for this reason too the evil one rejoices in the shedding of Christian blood. Knyaz Volodimir Rurikovich with the men of Kiev, and Danilo Romanovich with the men of Galich went against Mikhail Vsevolodich the Red, to Chernigov, and Izyaslav fled to the Polovets people, and laid much waste around Chernigov, and burnt villages.
Mikhail came out from Chernigov and having devastated much around Chernigov went away again. And Mikhail having practised deceit on Danilo killed many of the men of Galich, even without number, and Danilo barely escaped.
And Volodimir having come back again, he sat in Kiev. And not even thus was there enough of evil, but Izyaslav with the pagan Polovets people in great strength, and Mikhail with the men of Chernigov came to Kiev, and took Kiev.
And the Polovets men having taken Volodimir and his Knyaginya led them away to their own country, and did much harm to the people at Kiev. And Mikhail took his seat in Galich, and Izyaslav in Kiev. And then again the Polovets men let Volodimir and his wife go for ransom, and the Knyazes took ransom from the Germans.
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