The unity of Kievan Rus'gradually declined, and by 1136 Kievan Rus' had shattered into a number of smaller states, the southern of which contested control of Kiev.
The unity of Kievan Rus'gradually declined. The unity of Kievan Rus' gradually by 1136 Kievan Rus' had shattered into a number of smaller states, the southern of which contested control of Kiev.