Origin and development of the medieval narrative tradition of 'Black Death' des­cription by T.F. Khaydarov

“…The origin and development of ancient plots associated with mass epidemics, which formed the basis of the medieval narrative tradition of describing the Black Death – the second plague pandemic was analyzed. This aspect has been poorly studied in modern historiography. …”
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Paleogenomics of the Plague Agent and Prospects for Paleogenomic Studies in Russia by G. A. Eroshenko, E. F. Batieva, V. V. Kutyrev

“…The review contains information on paleogenomic studies of the plague pathogen, Yersinia pestis, covering the prehistoric epoch, the periods of the first and second plague pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks of plague of the late XIX–XX centuries. …”
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