First published in 1963, this unique and pioneering anthology has been continuously used as an invaluable text in Russian studies. Containing over sixty selections from the finest of Russia’s medieval authors, much of the material published in this anthology has never before been available in English. Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles, and Tales is a vital resource for readers interested in learning more about the writings that influenced Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Editor Serge A. Zenkovsky completely revised the text and enlarged the book, adding almost one hundred pages of new material, including: · Sviatoslav’s Early Campaigns · The Siege of Kiev and Olga’s Death · Vladimir Monomakh: Instruction to His Children · Tale of the Life and Courage of the Pious and Great Prince Alexander · Narrative of the Pious Prince Dovmont and His Courage · The Writing of Daniil the Prisoner · Orison on the Life and Death of Grand Prince Dmitry Ivanovich · Afanasy Nikitin’s Journey Across Three Seas · Ivan Funikov: Message of a Nobleman to a Nobleman · Epic of Sukhan · Simeon Polotsky: Excerpt from Ode on the Birth of Peter I · Simeon Polotsky: The Law · Simeon Polotsky: The Merchant Class · Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich: The Rules of Falconry In addition to a comprehensive introduction, the editor has prefaced each selection with detailed information about its literary and historical background, and has included a glossary and brief chronology of Russian history and culture.

Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles and Tales: Revised and Enlarged Edition

Literature & Fiction

Zenkovsky, Serge A.

Mythology & Folk Tales

Plume

Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles and Tales

Children's Books

This book is the first comprehensive political and cultural history of the major Turkic groups in Russia, which together exceed twenty million in population and form the second largest linguistic unit in the Soviet Union. Professor Zenkovsky traces their history from its beginnings up to the 1920s, emphasizing the transitory period in the early twentieth century when clear political ideas began to dislodge traditional Islamic patterns of thought and social behavior. The author studies the inception of the nationalist ideas among these Moslem peoples which accompanied the disintegration of their original cultural unity. He describes the separate developments of the various Turkic groups, the rise of Tatar political and cultural influence among them and the subsequent growth of Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, and Bashkir nationalism. The effects of the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and the ensuing Civil War on the national orientation of these peoples are examined in the light of religious, cultural, and political developments. This investigation incorporates much previously unused source material, such as the Proceedings of the Moslem Congresses of 1906 and 1917, digests of the Turkic press in Russia, and certain Turkic emigre periodicals.

Pan-Turkism and Islam in Russia

Harvard University Press

The Nikonian Chronicle: From the Year 1425-To the Year 1520

History

Americas

Darwin Pr

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Europe

Hassell Street Press

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