> places like kyiv and novogorod novogrod paid the same tribute as the muscovites did. in fact the danilovich branch of rurikids that ukrainians see as theirs was not just paying the tribute but also breaking truces if the khan told so. if you're looking for people in actual opposition to the mongols with the standards you hold for muscovites look away from the eastern slavs as none of them gets there  which is what i personally find the most insulting about this stuff btw.
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