construction began on "vladimir monomakh" on 22 february 1881 at the baltic shipyard in st. petersburg, although the formal keel-laying ceremony was not held until 21 may. she was launched on 22 october 1882 and completed on 13 july 1883. the ship's total cost was 3,348,847 rubles. although the second vessel to be laid down in the "dmitri donskoy" class, "vladimir monomakh" was completed first. due to constant changes during construction, the design of both vessels diverged considerably by the time of completion. the ship was named after vladimir ii monomakh, grand prince of kiev.