Yan Vyshatich
Yan Vyshatich (
tysyatsky) in Kiev. The last known representative of the Dobrynya dynasty, Yan Vyshatich was the son of Vyshata and a grandson of Ostromir
.
Historical clues about Yan's career are scarce. In the 1070s, Yan Vyshatich collected
Polovtsy and internecine wars. Yan Vyshatich's tales of his and his ancestors' campaigns were Nestor's major source in compiling the Primary Chronicle
.
Sources
- . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
