Is there a way for Kievian Rus refugees to migrate to Poland in the Middle Ages after the Mongol invasion especially in Silesia and Greater Poland?
Is there a way for Kievian Rus refugees to migrate to Poland in the Middle Ages after the Mongol invasion especially in Silesia and Greater Poland?
Actually, Red Ruthenia along with Cracovia and Silesia were once parts of Bohemia before Mieszko attacked Bohemia after Mieszko remarried but he lost Red Ruthenia from the Kievan Rus just after he gained it, if Dobrawa never died earlier he will not sieze Silesia, Krakovia and Red Ruthenia from Bohemia, this also means Canute will never be born because most likely Sweyn will not marry Canute's mother Swietoslawa/Gunhild.Probably not. Most possible would Russian peasants migration to the areas of Little Poland and the central Vistula River region. This migration took place in the lands of the West Slavic Lendian people (later Red Ruthenia and eastern Lublin region), completed a permanent Russification of these areas.
However, most of the Lendian territory was located outside Polish state from the reign of Yaroslav the Wise in Kiev. Migration deep into Polish territory would mean Polonization of the Ruthenian refugees.
I think perhaps in a way it would suspend the Drach Nach OstenHow this would affect into history of Poland in that times ?
Do it mean to reduce German influence on the culture of Poland and much smaller scale of German settlers ?
This means also more swords against HRE and Bohemia.
Actually, I am thinking for the Kievan Rus refugees to move to Bohemia and Western Poland which became parts of Germany in OTL and Lusatia,the other Choices aside from Lithuania, Bohemia and Bulgaria are fiefs of Kievan Rus.Of course they could, but there's just a few questions:
1. Why not Galicia? (okay, maybe it was hit harder but Poland wasn't...)
2. Why not Lithuania? (okay, maybe the Lithuanian and Russian princes don't get along at all, difficult but possible)
3. Why not Zalesye? (okay, maybe...well I don't now maybe what, most people left for there)
4. Why not Novgorod or Kostroma (okay, maybe too cold?)
Finally, why not Bohemia or Bulgaria instead (Kiev's residents famously theatened Yaropolk that they would fire the city and move to Bulgaria en masse, granted that's a couple of centuries before the Mongols)...
Basically...there are other equally or more attractive options. Why were they not taken in your universe?
I think perhaps in a way it would suspend the Drach Nach Osten