Chronicles and literature of ancient Rus'. Works and periodization of ancient Russian literature

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The main source of our knowledge about ancient Rus' is medieval chronicles. There are several hundred of them in archives, libraries and museums, but essentially this is one book that was written by hundreds of authors, starting their work in the 9th century and finishing it seven centuries later.

First we need to define what a chronicle is. In big encyclopedic dictionary the following is written: “A historical work, a type of narrative literature in Russia from the 11th to the 17th centuries, consisted of weather records, or were monuments of complex composition - free vaults.” The chronicles were all-Russian ("Tale of Bygone Years") and local ("Novgorod Chronicles" ). The chronicles have been preserved mainly in later copies.

Chronicles are one of the most important monuments of writing, literature, history, and culture in general. Only the most literate, knowledgeable, wise people undertook the compilation of chronicles, capable of not only setting out various affairs year after year, but also giving them an appropriate explanation, leaving for posterity a vision of the era as the chroniclers understood it.

Chronicles, according to the observations of scientists, appeared in Rus' shortly after the introduction of Christianity. The first chronicle was probably compiled at the end of the 10th century. It was intended to reflect the history of Rus' from the time the new Rurik dynasty appeared there until the reign of Vladimir with his impressive victories, with the introduction of Christianity in Rus'. From this time on, the right and duty to keep chronicles were given to church leaders. It was in churches and monasteries that the most literate, well-prepared and trained people were found - priests and monks.

Before chronicles appeared, there were separate records, oral stories, which initially served as the basis for the first generalizing works. These were stories about Kiev and the founding of Kiev, about the campaigns of Russian troops against Byzantium, about the journey of Princess Olga to Constantinople, about the wars of Svyatoslav, the legend about the murder of Boris and Gleb, as well as epics, lives of saints, sermons, legends, songs, various kinds legends.

The second chronicle was created under Yaroslav the Wise at the time when he united Rus' and founded the Church of St. Sophia. This chronicle absorbed the previous chronicle and other materials.

The largest chronicle collection Kievan Rus- "The Tale of Bygone Years" - arose in beginning of XII V. "The Tale of Bygone Years" became the basis of Russian chronicle writing. It was included in almost all local chronicles. The most important themes of The Tale of Bygone Years were the protection Christian faith and native land. Its author is usually called the monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Nestor. However, in essence this is a collective work, in the compilation and revision of which several chroniclers took part. The chronicler did not observe events dispassionately. The chronicle was a political document and therefore was often revised in connection with the coming to power of a new prince.

Along with the development of chronicles and the growth of the general education of society, literature took shape and developed. The general rise of Rus' in the 11th century, the creation of centers of writing and literacy, the emergence of a whole galaxy of educated people in the princely-boyar, church-monastic environment determined the development of Old Russian literature.

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2. Monuments of ancient Russian history

Historical works occupy a place of honor in chronicle literature. The first chronicle records date back to the 9th century, these are short notes of one or two lines. Gradually the chronicles become detailed.
The first chronicle was compiled in the 10th century. It was intended to reflect the history of Rus' from the time of the emergence of the Rurik dynasty to the reign of Vladimir. Scientists believe that before the appearance of the chronicle, there were separate records: oral stories and church ones. These are stories about Kiy, about the campaigns of Russian troops against Byzantium, about Olga's travels to Constantinople, about the murders of Boris and Gleb, epics, sermons, songs, lives of saints. The first chronicle includes “Teachings to Children” by Vladimir Monomakh. The second chronicle was created by Yaroslav the Wise. The emergence of your own literary works in Rus' dates back to the reign of Yaroslav the Wise. At this time, even new types of literary works were emerging in Rus', which neither Bulgaria nor Byzantium knew. The next set was written by Hilarion, who wrote it under the name Nikon.
The oldest chronicle that has reached us is “The Tale of Bygone Years.” It was compiled on the basis of the chronicles preceding it, at the beginning of the 12th century by the monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Nestor. The Tale of Bygone Years “talked about the origin and settlement of the Slavs, about ancient history East Slavic tribes. About the first Kyiv princes, about the history of the Old Russian state until the beginning of the 12th century."
Nestor draws the origin of Rus' against the background of the development of the entire world history. Rus' is one of the European peoples. Using previous codes, the chronicler expands wide panorama historical events. A whole gallery of historical figures passes through the pages of the Nestor Chronicle - princes, boyars, merchants, mayors, church ministers. He talks about military campaigns, the opening of schools, and the organization of monasteries. Nestor constantly touches the life of the people, their moods. On the pages of the chronicle we will read about uprisings and murders of princes. But the author describes all this calmly and tries to be objective. Nestor condemns murder, betrayal and deception; he extols honesty, courage, courage, loyalty, and nobility. It is to Nestor that The Tale of Bygone Years owes its broad historical outlook. It is Nestor who strengthens and improves the version of the origin of the Russian princely dynasty. Its main goal was to show the Russian land among other powers, to prove that the Russian people are not without family and tribe, but have their own history, which they have the right to be proud of.
Nestor’s chronicle narrative “reflects the features of chronicles in general, describing events, expressing his attitude towards them. Chroniclers change, and assessments also change.” Some authors place the main emphasis on the baptism of Rus', others on the fight against hostile tribes, and still others on military campaigns and the deeds of princes. But the leading theme of most chronicles is the idea of ​​the unity of Rus'.
In The Tale of Bygone Years, two types of narration can be distinguished - weather records and chronicle stories. Weather records contain reports of events, and chronicles describe them. In the story, the author strives to depict an event, to provide specific details, that is, he tries to help the reader imagine what is happening and evokes empathy from the reader.
“The Tale of Bygone Years” was part of the local chronicle collections, which continued the tradition of Russian chronicle writing. “The Tale of Bygone Years” defines the place of the Russian people among the peoples of the world, depicts the origin of Slavic writing, and the formation of the Russian state. Nestor lists the peoples paying tribute to the Russians, shows that the peoples who oppressed the Slavs disappeared, but the Slavs remained and controlled the destinies of their neighbors.
“The Tale of Bygone Years,” written during the heyday of Kievan Rus, became the main work on history.
Old Russian writers and chroniclers raised the most important political problems, and not only talked about events, glorified heroism. The central problem was the desire to unite all Russian principalities in a joint struggle against foreign invasion.
The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, written in 1185 in Kyiv, is also devoted to the same topic - denouncing princely disagreement. The essence of the poem is the call of the Russian princes to unity just before the invasion of the Mongol horde. It was the disunity of the Russian princes that played a fatal role during the years of the Mongol-Tatar invasion.
“The Word” is a monument of literature. The poem is not only an excited call for the unity of the Russian land, not only a story about the courage of the Russian people, not only a cry for the dead, it is also a reflection on the place of Rus' in world history, and the connection of Rus' with other peoples.”
Igor, Vsevolod, Svyatoslav - they are all valiant warriors, but personal courage in battle is not an indicator of patriotism. With his rash campaign, Igor caused great harm to his business and neighboring principalities. The author of "The Lay" admires and condemns his hero; he puts up with the fragmentation of Rus', since it is time to create centralized state It hasn't arrived yet. The author of the Lay dreams of a time when all Russian princes will jointly speak out for the Russian land and defend the Russian land; he boldly demands from the princes coordinated actions against the enemies of Rus'. The author speaks as an equal to everyone, demands, not begs.

With the advent of writing and the spread of literacy, ancient Russian literature developed.

Chronicles - monuments of historical writing and literature Ancient Rus'. The narration in them was carried out by year: chroniclers sequentially recorded the events that occurred in a particular year. The appearance of the first historical works dates back to the time of Yaroslav the Wise. Chronicles were created in Kyiv and Novgorod; on their basis, the monk Nestor in the 11th century compiled the chronicle code that has come down to us "The Tale of Bygone Years"(Initial Chronicle), which contains an account of the ancient history of the Slavs, as well as the history of Rus' until 1100.

The NIRO Library invites you to familiarize yourself with the book “Old Russian Chronicles”, in which you will find the text of the Initial Chronicle, as well as the Kyiv and Galician-Volyn Chronicles.

"The Tale of Bygone Years" was included in Laurentian Chronicle, which received its name from the name of the monk Lawrence, who rewrote it in 1377. The chronicle, together with the “Tale of Bygone Years,” contains a description of the events that occurred in the southern Russian principalities, and then in Vladimir-Suzdal Rus'. Full text“Tales” according to the Laurentian list you will find in the book

Thanks to Lavrenty, we have not only the most ancient list“The Tale of Bygone Years”, but also the only text of “Teachings of Vladimir Monomakh to Children”. “Lesson for Children” by Vladimir Vsevolodovich Monomakh is addressed not only to children - heirs state power, but also to everyone who reads it. You can get acquainted with the text of the “Teaching” and its translation by following the link.

"The Tale of Igor's Campaign"- literary monument XII century, which is based on a historical event - the unsuccessful campaign of Novgorod-Northern Prince Igor Svyatoslavovich against the Polovtsians in 1185.

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"The Tale of Igor's Campaign"

The only copy of the “Word” has come down to us as part of a collection that was kept in the library of the Spaso-Yaroslavl Monastery. Author's name and exact date The spelling of the “Lay” is unknown. Most researchers believe that it was created at the end of the 12th century.

“Domostroy” is one of the most famous ancient Russian literary monuments. It reflects the ideals of spiritual, social and family life, pictures of medieval life are vividly shown, rituals associated with centuries-old Russian traditions are described.

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Introduction
When modern explorer takes an ancient Russian source into his hands, he must inevitably face the question: how adequately can he perceive a text created almost a thousand years ago?
Naturally, in order to understand any information message, you need to know the language in which it is transmitted. But the problem is not as simple as it might seem at first glance.
First of all, one cannot be sure that linguists managed to record all the meanings of all words found in ancient Russian sources.
Old Russian texts, apparently, can be rightfully attributed to the second of the named stages of language development. The descriptions in them are still non-terminological, but they already allow us to typologize what is happening. However, the degree of generalization of chronicle descriptions is less than in texts familiar to us; they are much more specific than modern “protocol” records.
Specification is achieved, in particular, by indirectly assigning additional, so to speak, clarifying names to the described people, actions, and events through the use in descriptions of “quotes” from authoritative and, presumably, well-known texts to the potential reader.
The chronicler talking to us finds himself in the position of a missionary who finds himself in the country of the infidels. His speeches are largely incomprehensible to the uninitiated “savages.” Their perception occurs at the level of images and categories familiar to them. At the same time, however, the initial positions and metaphors are subject to such deformations and metamorphoses that the associative series that are born in the heads of the “initiates” often lead their thoughts to a completely different direction from where the “missionary” intended to direct them.
At best, the initial and final images are connected in some way external resemblance, at worst - from the Old Testament legal norm, quoted in a legislative monument popular among domestic historians, the conclusion is drawn that Ancient Rus' is an early feudal state.
But most importantly, it is almost impossible to establish how far or close the transmitted image and the perceived phantom are; For this purpose, in the vast majority of cases there are no objective comparison criteria.

1. The first chronicler
Already at the beginning of the 13th century, there was a legend in the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery that it was a monk of the same monastery, Nestor. The monk of the same monastery, Polycarp, who wrote at the beginning of the 13th century, mentions this Nestor in his letter to Archimandrite Akindinos.
Historiographer Tatishchev knew that Nestor was born on Beloozero. Nestor is known in our ancient literature as the author of two narratives, the life of St. Theodosius and the tale of the holy princes Boris and Gleb. Comparing these monuments with the corresponding places in the Primary Chronicle known to us, we found irreconcilable contradictions.
These contradictions between the chronicle and the named monuments are explained by the fact that the legends read in the chronicle about Boris and Gleb, about the Pechersk Monastery and the Monk Theodosius do not belong to the chronicler, they were inserted into the chronicle by the compiler of the code and written by other authors, the first by a monk of the 11th century. Jacob, and the last two, placed in the chronicles under 1051 and 1074, together with the third story under 1091 about the transfer of the relics of the Monk Theodosius, represent torn parts of one whole story, written by the tonsured and disciple Theodosius, who, as an eyewitness, knew Theodosius and Nestor wrote more about the monastery of his time based on the stories of the elder brothers of the monastery.
However, these discrepancies have given rise to some scientists to doubt that the Initial Chronicle belongs to Nestor.
Doubting the ownership of the ancient Kiev chronicle by Nestor, some researchers dwell on this postscript as evidence that the initial Kiev chronicler was the abbot of the Mikhailovsky Vydubitsky Monastery in Kyiv Sylvester, who previously lived as a monk in the Pechersk Monastery. But this assumption is also doubtful. If the ancient Kiev chronicle ended in 1110, and Sylvester made an addition in 1116, then why did he skip the intermediate years without recording the events that took place in them, or why did he add the addition not simultaneously with the end of the chronicle, but five or six years later?

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2. The initial chronicle as the main source for studying the first period of our History
Turning to the study of the first period of our history, it is impossible not to complete one more preparatory task: it is necessary to consider the composition and nature of the Initial Chronicle, the main source of our information about this period.
We have quite diverse and versatile information about the first centuries of our history. Such are the especially foreign news of Patriarch Photius of the 9th century, Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus and Leo the Deacon of the 10th century, legends Scandinavian sagas and a number of Arab writers of the same centuries, Ibn Khordadbe, Ibn Fadlan, Ibn Dasta, Masudi and others. We are not talking about native written monuments, which have been stretching in an ever-expanding chain since the 11th century, and material monuments, about temples, coins and other things that have survived from those times.
All these are separate details that do not add up to anything whole, scattered, sometimes bright points that do not illuminate the entire space. The initial record provides an opportunity to combine and explain these separate data.
It presents at first an intermittent, but, the further, the more consistent story about the first two and a half centuries of our history, and not a simple story, but illuminated by the compiler’s integral, carefully developed view of the beginning national history.
Chronicle writing was a favorite pastime of ancient scribes. Having begun by obediently imitating the external techniques of Byzantine chronography, they soon assimilated its spirit and concepts, over time developed some features of chronicle presentation, their own style, a solid and integral historical worldview with a uniform assessment of historical events, and sometimes achieved remarkable art in their work. Chronicle writing was considered a godly, spiritual activity.
Therefore, not only private individuals wrote down for themselves, sometimes in the form of fragmentary notes on manuscripts, individual events that took place in their fatherland, but also at individual institutions, churches and especially monasteries, weather records of memorable incidents were kept for the general benefit.
In addition to such private and church notes, official chronicles were kept at the princely courts. From the charter of the Volyn prince Mstislav, preserved in the Volyn Chronicle, dating back to 1289, it is clear that such an official chronicle was kept at the court of this prince, which had some kind of political purpose. Having punished the inhabitants of Berestye for sedition, Mstislav added in the letter: and I wrote in the chronicler of their king. With the formation of the Moscow State, the official chronicle at the sovereign's court received particularly widespread development.
Chronicles were kept mainly by clergy, bishops, simple monks, and priests; the official Moscow chronicle was kept by clerks. Along with events important for the whole earth, the chroniclers entered into their records mainly the affairs of their region. Over time, a significant supply of private and official local records accumulated at the hands of ancient Russian scribes.
The everyday writers who followed the original local chroniclers collected these records, brought them together into a single continuous weather story about the whole earth, to which, on their part, they added a description of several further years.
This is how secondary chronicles or all-Russian chronicle collections were compiled, compiled by subsequent chroniclers from ancient, primary records.
To understand this rather chaotic stock of Russian chronicles, to group and classify lists and editions, to find out their sources, composition and mutual relations and to reduce them to the main chronicle types - such is the preliminary complex critical work on Russian chronicles, which began long ago and is actively and successfully continued by a number of researchers and not yet completed.

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The most ancient chronicle of northeastern Rus' is the Rostov chronicle, which arose at the beginning of the 12th century. The difficulty of studying it lies in the fact that the monuments of the Rostov chronicle of the XII-XV centuries. have not been preserved in their “pure” form. At the same time, according to the unanimous opinion of all researchers, the Rostov chronicles are represented in almost all the main Russian chronicles: Laurentian, Novgorod fourth, Sofia first, Ermolinsk, Lvov, etc. The history of the Rostov chronicles has been restored in general outline the works of several generations of domestic researchers (A.A. Shakhmatov, M.D. Priselkov, A.N. Nasonov, Yu.A. Limonov, L.L. Muravyova). There is no monographic study on the Rostov chronicle.

The ancient Rostov chronicler was mentioned by Bishop Simon of Vladimir (1220s) in a letter to the monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Polycarp. This mention indicates the existence of chronicles in Rostov in the 12th century. The beginning of keeping Rostov chronicles dates back to the 20-30s. XII century Under Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, these records were compiled into a chronicler (M.D. Priselkov, Yu.A. Limonov). A.N. Nasonov dates the beginning of the Rostov chronicle to the second half of the 12th century, noting that it was conducted during the Rostov Assumption Cathedral (written in 1193). The initiators of the creation of chronicles in Rostov were either bishops or princes. In the 13th century. a whole series of princely chronicle collections appeared: Konstantin Vsevolodovich and his sons (records for 1206-1227), a collection of 1239 - Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. The chronicle code of 1239, compiled in Rostov, was a grand ducal one, that is, a chronicle code of the entire Vladimir-Suzdal land. The Rostov chronicler in 1227, when describing the installation of a bishop in Vladimir, also mentioned himself, although, traditionally for ancient Russian literature, he did not indicate his name (“may it happen to me, a sinner, to be and see it”). This Rostov chronicler, according to M.D. Priselkov, the “hagiographical” style of the story is inherent - the heroes of the story pronounce long prayer speeches, sometimes repeating them, the whole story is imbued with an instructive tone.

In the second half of the 13th century. the Rostov chronicle in connection with the destruction of most Russian cities by the Tatars (Rostov was not destroyed) becomes a short time all-Russian. In 1263, an all-Russian chronicle was compiled in Rostov, sometimes called the chronicle of Princess Maria (D.S. Likhachev). Princess Maria was the wife of the Rostov prince Vasilko Konstantinovich, who was killed by the Tatars in 1238 for refusing “to be in their will and to fight with them.” M.D. Priselkov believed that the chronicle of 1263 was compiled by “an ardent admirer of the Rostov Bishop Kirill, who died in 1263.” (Priselkov M.D. History of Russian chronicles. P. 149). This is precisely why he explains the appearance of the bishop’s life in the chronicle text under 1231. The literature notes a certain connection between this life and the Tale of the Life of Alexander Nevsky, also included in the chronicle by the compiler of the chronicle in 1263. Bishop Kirill was a famous writer and scribe of his time. Under 1262, a chronicler, an eyewitness to the events, reported on the action against the Tatars of Rostovites and the murder of one of the first Russian traitors and his inglorious end: “Even when I killed the criminal Izosima, then in my opinion, exactly a hundred times over. He was a drunkard and a fool, a profanity and a blasphemer, but of course he rejected Christ and became a fool, having entered into the delusion of the false prophet Mahmed... this lawless Zosima killed in the city of Yaroslavl, his body was eaten by a dog and a raven.” (PSRL. T. 1. L., 1927. Stb. 476).

The earliest copy (13th century) of “The Chronicler Soon” by Patriarch Nicephorus is also associated with Rostov, in which Byzantine history is continued with Russian news brought up to 1276, including Rostov.

In the late 70s - early 80s. XIII century In Rostov, another chronicle was compiled. This is indicated by the Rostov news, which can be traced in the Laurentian Chronicle until 1281, and also, according to V.S. Ikonnikova, text of the Tver collection for 6784 (1276): “For the same summer, the prince’s chronicler.” This chronicle by Yu.A. Limonov dated it to 1279.

At V.N. Tatishchev in his History mentions the Rostov chronicle of 1313, but the chronicle itself has not survived.

Based on the analysis of a number of Russian chronicles, L.L. Muravyova substantiated the existence of the Rostov vault of 1365, calling it a monument to the episcopal-princely chronicle.

To characterize the Rostov chronicle of the late XII - early XV centuries. special meaning has the so-called Moscow Academic Chronicle (another name is the Moscow Academic List of the Suzdal Chronicle) - a monument that has come down to us in a single list (RSL, f. 173, MDA collection, No. 236; former code - MDA collection, No. 5 / 182). The third part of this chronicle (from 6746 (1238) to 6927 (1419)) presents the Rostov chronicle, brought up to 1419 (the last news of the chronicle). There is a special version of this set in the form of a short “Russian Chronicler”. In the Moscow Academic Chronicle, throughout its third part, there are Rostov news similar to the following: “In the summer of 6919, index 4, on the 26th of September, the Church of the Most Honest Mother of God in Rostov was built, which was not burned out by fire, and was sacred in the month of October 1 God-loving Bishop Gregory of Rostov and Yaroslavl" (PSRL. Vol. 1. Laurentian Chronicle. Issue 3. Appendixes: Continuation of the Suzdal Chronicle according to the Academic List: Indexes. L., 1928. Stb. 539). It is assumed that the compilation of the Moscow Academic Chronicle was associated with the Rostov Bishop Gregory (1396-1417 - the years of his bishopric). The compilation of all subsequent Rostov chronicles is associated with the Bishop of Rostov Ephraim, Archbishops Tryphon (1462-1467), Vassian and Tikhon (1489-1505). Judging by the characteristics of the Rostov chronicle given by A.A. Shakhmatov, based on the analysis of the Typographical and other chronicles, a new chronicle was created under almost every new ruler of Rostov. These Rostov chronicles of the 15th century. were actively used in other chronicle centers when creating new chronicle monuments. For example, the Rostov lord chronicle code of 1472 by Archbishop Bassian Ryl was the main source of the Ermolinskaya Chronicle, and the code of 1484 by Archbishop Tikhon was the source of the Typographical Chronicle. The latter contains “The Tale of Standing on the Ugra River,” which differs from similar Tale in the Moscow chronicles. The author or editor of this Tale was a Rostov chronicler who worked on the chronicle in the 80s. XV century at the archbishop's see. In the text of the Tale, he emphasizes the treacherous role of Andrei Bolshoi and Boris, the brothers of the Grand Duke, during the confrontation between the Russians and the Tatars. The author of the Tale understands the full significance of standing on the Ugra River, which put an end to Russia’s centuries-long dependence on the Tatars. Here he warns about another threat emanating from the Turkish empire: “Oh, the brave courage of the sons of Rusti! Protect your fatherland, the Russian land, from the filthy, do not spare your heads, so that your eyes will not see the raping and plunder of your houses, and the killing of your children, and the abuse of your wives and children, as if other great glories of the earth suffered from the Turks. I say: Bulgarians, and Serbs, and Greeks, and Trabizon, and Ammorea, and Albanians, and Hruats, and Bosna, and Mankup, and Kafa and many other lands, which did not gain courage and perished, ruined the fatherland and the land and the state, and they wander through foreign countries, truly poor and strange, and much weeping and tears worthily, reproached and reviled, spat upon as unmanly... And, Lord, have mercy on us, Orthodox Christians, through the prayers of the Mother of God of all saints. Amen". (Monuments of literature of Ancient Rus': The second half of the 15th century. M., 1982. P. 518-520). As we see, the Rostov chronicler of the 15th century. not only had an idea of ​​the events taking place around Russia, but also perceived them in the correct historical perspective.

Another Rostov chronicler, based on one of the ruler’s chronicles, compiled at the end of the 15th century. a brief Rostov archdiocese, which describes events from 859 to 1490.

About the Rostov chronicle of the 16th century. little is known. There was some kind of Rostov chronicle that ended with the time of Ivan IV, but its only copy was lost (it was in the handwritten collection of P.V. Khlebnikov).

Known, for example, is the short Chronicle of Rostov, compiled at the end of the 17th century. sexton of one of the Rostov churches, and in the library of the Rostov bishop's house in the 17th century. There were three Russian chronographs, but it is difficult to say whether they were compiled in Rostov. One of the famous Russian chronographs of the 17th century is associated with Rostov, or more precisely, with its successor in the archbishopric Yaroslavl. - a chronograph of the Spaso-Yaroslavl Monastery, on the last pages of which was placed “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign.” Chronicle writing was also carried out in Rostov in the 17th century, but it is not comparable in its significance with the Rostov chronicle collections of the 15th century.

Editions

PSRL. T. 1. Issue. 3. Continuation of the Suzdal Chronicle according to the Academic List. 2nd ed. L., 1928; PSRL. T. 24. Typographic chronicle. Pg., 1921; Nasonov A.N. Chronicle collection of the 15th century. (according to two lists) // Materials on the history of the USSR. T. II. M., 1955. S. 273-321; Bogdanov A.P. Brief Rostov Chronicler late XVII century // Soviet archives. 1981. No. 6. P. 33-37.

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Shakhmatov A.A. Review of Russian chronicles of the XIV-XVI centuries. M.; L., 1938. Ch. 9, 19, 22; Nasonov A.N. Little-studied issues of the Rostov-Suzdal chronicle of the 12th century. // Problems of source study. Vol. X. M., 1962. S. 349-392; Voronin Ya. Ya. On the question of the beginning of the Rostov-Suzdal chronicle // Archaeographic Yearbook for 1964, M., 1965. P. 19-39; Buganov V.I. Domestic historiography; Muravyova L.L. Chronicle of northeastern Rus' at the end of the 13th - beginning of the 15th centuries. M, 1983. Ch. V. Rostov chronicle.