Świętosław pod Dorostolonem – wódz pokonany?
Sviatoslav at Dorostolon – a defeated commander?

Summary/Abstract: Sviatoslav Igorevitch and his involvement in the affairs on the Lower Danube has generated much interest among academic researchers. Among many issues, scholars analyse the motivation which led the ruler of Kiev to explore the Danube region, the position of the Russian prince on Bulgarian land and the effects of his actions connected with the fiasco of the Dorostolon war campaigns.Sviatoslav Igorevitch and his involvement in the affairs on the Lower Danube has generated much interest among academic researchers. Among many issues, scholars analyse the motivation which led the ruler of Kiev to explore the Danube region, the position of the Russian prince on Bulgarian land and the effects of his actions connected with the fiasco of the Dorostolon war campaigns. An important area of the above-mentioned research is the campaign of 971, unanimously considered victorious for John Tzimisces. However, the truce conditions mentioned in the resources do not show Sviatoslav as an entirely defeated person, but rather as a commander who was forced by circumstances to negotiate the end of a war conflict.

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