It seemed that he remained their humble tributary.
“It was not the Golden Horde that the struggle against the Tatars was begun with. The young prince, however, put off the frontal attack – it was clear that people of Rus’ were not ready for the fight and needed time to get prepared. But this time, Khan Mamai faced a worthy enemy. As soon as he started to rule Moscow, he faced the need to repel the devastating raids of the Golden Horde: greedy khans demanded larger tribute and were cruel when encountered the slightest resistance. It goes without saying, that Prince Dmitry was born for military glory as well. He was righteous - without hypocrisy fair - without cruelty generous - without wastefulness sensible - without vanity. “He was very generous to the poor and willingly gave alms to beggars, showed respect for older people and was always kind to them avoided useless conversations, bitter mockery and harmful games never uttered empty words, particularly those which offended the honor and morals by any means he avoided the society of evil people. Pokrovsky reads that from the early age Dimitry loved God and as a boy he began going to his holy churches. “Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscow” (1823), by the writer and philosopher F. People at once noted that he was smart and wise for his age. The young ruler of Moscow seemed to be a saviour. Kazadayev, which is available on the portal of the Presidential Library, sheds light on those times. “The Historical Word of Praise to Dmitry Donskoy” (1827) by the historian A.V.
Those were troubled times: the iron-willed Mongol-Tatar yoke seemed unshakable and oppressed Russia severely.
He was 13 years old when he ascended the Moscow throne. The future liberator of Russian lands was born into the family of Prince Ivan II of Moscow (Ivan Krasny) in 1350. The 668th anniversary of the birth of the legendary commander, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir, Saint Dmitry Donskoy will be celebrated on October 12, 2018.
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