Rodion Oslyabya

"Oslyabya" redirects here. For the battleship, see Russian battleship Oslyabya.
Blessing of Peresvet and Oslyabya in 1380, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible

Rodion Oslyabya[a] (Russian: Родион Ослябя; monastic name: Andrey or Rodion;[1][2] secular name: Roman;[2] died 1380 or after 1398)[3] was a Russian monk from the Trinity Lavra of Sergius of Radonezh who became famous for his part in the Battle of Kulikovo.[4][5]


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  1. ^ Russian Studies in History. M.E. Sharpe, Incorporated. 1998. p. 17.
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  3. ^ Wieczynski, Joseph L. (1976). The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History. Academic International Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-87569-064-3.
  4. ^ Fennell, John L. (14 January 2014). A History of the Russian Church to 1488. Routledge. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-317-89720-0.
  5. ^ Malfliet, Katlijn; Verpoest, Lien (2001). Russia and Europe in a Changing International Environment. Leuven University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-90-5867-195-0.