The Lay of Igor’s Campaign and the Works It Has Inspired
In A.D. 1185, as the Kievan Rus Empire was starting to deteriorate, a little known prince on the eastern Russian borders led his outnumbered men into battle against Mongolian invaders, the Polovtsians (Kumans)
Spenser and the Search for Asian Silk
Spenser and the Search for Asian Silk Murrin, Michael Arthuriana 21.1 (2011) Abstract Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene follows the Arthurian tradition of travel…
Manufacturing Techniques of Belt and Harness Fittings of the 10th Century AD
The present study includes approximately 900 items of belt and horse harness fittings. They have been found on the Upper Dnieper, Smolensk region, the site of the Gnezdovo settlement and cemetery dating from the end of 9th to the beginning of 11th century.
Rus’ in the ethnic nomenclature of the Povest’ vremennykh let
Rus’ in the ethnic nomenclature of the Povest’ vremennykh let By Paul Bushkovitch Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique, Vol.12:3 (1971) Introduction: The…
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kyiv, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kyiv, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations…
Women’s Clothing in Kievan Rus
Women’s Clothing in Kievan Rus La Rus, Sofya Kies, Mka Lisa Medieval Textiles, Issue.27 (2001) Abstract Women’s clothing in 10th to 15th century Rus’, as…
The Struggle over control of Kiev in 1235 and 1236
The Struggle over control of Kiev in 1235 and 1236 By Martin Dimnik Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol.21 (1979) Introduction: The years 1235 and…
The Baptism of Kiev
A thousand years ago, in 988, the Slav principality of Kievan Rus’, or Kievan Russia, came into being as one of a cluster of Christian States in Europe
The Infamous Svjatoslav: Master of Duplicity in War and Peace?
The Infamous Svjatoslav: Master of Duplicity in War and Peace? By Walter K. Hanak Peace and War in Byzantium: Essays in Honor of…
IVAN IV: A MACHIAVELLIAN TSAR
IVAN IV: A MACHIAVELLIAN TSAR Carswell, Robyn E. Historia, Vol.15 (2006) Abstract Dating back to Riurik, Russia has always had strong leaders who stopped at…
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100 By D.A.F. Adams PhD Dissertation, University…
When the Inhabitants of Tornio Wrote to the Czar: the Sense of Belonging to the Swedish Kingdom in Northern Finland in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century
When the Inhabitants of Tornio Wrote to the Czar: the Sense of Belonging to the Swedish Kingdom in Northern Finland in the Beginning…
The Cult of St. Ólafr in the Eleventh Century and Kievan Rus’
The Cult of St. Ólafr in the Eleventh Century and Kievan Rus’ By Haki Antonsson Middelalderforum, Vol.1:2 (2003) Introduction: The sources relating to…
The History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals
The History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals Lipatow, Aleksander PORÓWNANIA 5 (2008) Abstract In the beginning of the Middle…
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946)
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946) Koptev, Aleksandr (Docent of Tampere University)…
IBN FADLAN AND THE RUSIYYAH
IBN FADLAN AND THE RUSIYYAH Montgomery, James E. (Cambridge) Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies 3 (2000) Abstract Ibn Fadlan’s account of the caliphal…
The depictions of warrior saints in frescoes of 1380 at the Church of the Holy Saviour in Kovaliovo
The depictions of warrior saints in frescoes of 1380 at the Church of the Holy Saviour in Kovaliovo: Whether Balkan masters painted the…
The Medieval Origins of the Modern Russian Crisis
The Medieval Origins of the Modern Russian Crisis By Marshall Poe Published Online (2001) Introduction: On November 18, 2000, the Russian Space Agency…
The Baltic and the Black Sea in Medieval Trade
The Baltic and the Black Sea in Medieval Trade By Marian Malowist Baltic and Scandinavian Countries, Vol.3 (1937) Introduction: The object of this…
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries By S. Karpov Toleration and repression in the…
Cumque nullus rusticorum fugitivo obediret: Exile, Gift-Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh-Century Poland and Rus’
“Exile, Gift Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh Century Poland and Rus” Session: Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages – May 13th By…
Indicators of craft specialisation in medieval ceramics from north-west Russia
Indicators of craft specialisation in medieval ceramics from north-west Russia By Clive Orton The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in its Wider Context: A…
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition By Lyuba Smirnova PhD Dissertation, Bournemouth University (2002) Abstract: This is a descriptive and…
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100 By D.A.F. Adams MA Thesis, University…
