The campaign of Andrey Bogolyubsky���s troops had the most catastrophic consequences for the future of the city: the complete looting of churches and monasteries, the fall of the authority of Kyiv, the incalculable material damage caused to the elites and the ordinary population living in the city. At the same time, it must be recognized that Kyiv has experienced similar acts of violence before. During the Polovtsian hikes burned the suburbs of the Mother of Rus��� cities. During the days of the princely military clashes, some city ends were set on fire, and the winners appropriated the wealth of the ktitor monasteries of political rivals. Finally a completely ���normal��� during urban riots was the looting of the yards tysiatskiis and squads. In addition, during the analysis of the events of 1169 it is impossible to ignore three circumstances. First, Andrey did not lead the troops approaching Kyiv. He was not among those who besieged the capital city. Second, he abandoned Kyiv Principality, defiantly giving this issue to the discretion of his relatives. Thirdly, the fall of Kyiv was made possible for the reason that collected by Prince Andrey, the coalition consisted of the guards and militia of the most ancient lands, including warriors from the southern Rus��� cities. Meanwhile, the reasons for the emergence of such a powerful coalition in historiography were almost not considered. In the report presented to the attention of listeners and readers, an attempt is made to comprehend the formulated problems.