«Parallelism» in the biographies of the pagan princes-Ryurikovichi of the IX–X centuries according to the «Tale of Bygone Years»
The purpose of this article is to analyze the features of the biographies of pagan princes of the IXX centuries and the specifics of their reflection in the initial Russian chronicles. The article pays great attention to the methods of working with information and clarifying the author's positi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Samara National Research University
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ssau.ru/hpp/article/viewFile/8670/8234 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this article is to analyze the features of the biographies of pagan princes of the IXX centuries and the specifics of their reflection in the initial Russian chronicles. The article pays great attention to the methods of working with information and clarifying the author's position in the main source of the initial Russian history the Tale of Bygone Years. The relevance of studying the biographies and places of the main pagan princes Oleg of Novgorod, Igor of Kiev and Sviatoslav I Igorevich in the process of revealing the topic of the formation of statehood, as well as individual state institutions and ways of governing the country during the early Middle Ages is emphasized. Also, this work is important for the disclosure of tools and methods of forming state ideology in the Old Russian state at an early stage of its development. The key differences of the princes' figures, their roles in the work and the significance for the chronicler and the development of his conception of the origin and strengthening of the Old Russian state and the princely dynasty of Ryurikovichi are highlighted. Also, a lot of attention is paid to the allocation of general motives and coincidences in the biographies of Kiev princes of the initial period. The author's ambivalent attitude towards pagan princes is emphasized on the one hand they are the ancestors of the dynasty and the ruling family in general, and on the other hand they remain persistent pagans and a kind of anti-examples for future generations of princes. On the basis of their life and death, the chronicler traces the beginning, development and natural completion of the pagan tradition in the Kiev state. The problem of displaying the Ryurikovichi family in the historical source is considered on the basis of modern achievements of national science. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-0445 2712-8946 |