Ancient Ukrainian literature

     The Christianity exerted a great influence on development of spiritual culture of Kievan Rus'. With its introduction the literary language in Russia became the Church Slavonic language created approximately in 100 years prior to adoption of Christianity by the Bulgarian educators Kirill and Mefodiy. With it extended education also on the Balkans and in Moravia.

     The most ancient monument to writing of Kievan Rus' Izbornik of Svyatoslav", made in 1073 and 1076 is considered ". For the Kiev prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavich. Along with works of church and religious character, it contains publicistic works of Old Russian writers where standards of behavior of the person in various household circumstances are explained.

     In Kievan Rus' quickly enough there was the genre of literature - annals (as a genre, but not historical records), in this look the unknown neither in Byzantium, nor in Bulgaria. Chronicles are not only historical, but also literary works, legends, bylinas, national legends, ambassadorial notes, legends. About 1500 annalistic lists remained, is huge property of culture of the East Slavic people.

     The most outstanding historical work of Kievan Rus' and outstanding domestic chronicles among remained is the "Story of temporary years" written by the monk of the Kyiv Pechersk monastery Nestor in 1113. Almost all Old Russian chronicles which reached our time begin it. "The story of temporary years" it is indicative embodies the most important lines which are inherent in all Old Russian literature: religiousness, patriotism, moralising character. "Passed", that is all events in the world have temporary, passing, short-lived character. As everything on the earth is under a vigilant eye of God, these events - the investigation of divine providence, but not casual combination of circumstances. Therefore the first task of monks-chroniclers is "explanation" of the freedom on the basis of historical material. At the same time the chronicler remains the patriot of the earth who can't but show certain sympathies to compatriots. In detail, with hardly hidden delight to a vinspovishchaa about successful campaigns of the Kiev pagan wives against Christian Constantinople and about the sizes of a tribute which emperors had to pay fair-haired.

     The Christianity exerted a great influence on development of spiritual culture of Kievan Rus'. With its introduction the literary language in Russia became the Church Slavonic language created approximately in 100 years prior to adoption of Christianity by the Bulgarian educators Kirill and Mefodiy. With it extended education also on the Balkans and in Moravia.

     The most ancient monument to writing of Kievan Rus' Izbornik of Svyatoslav", made in 1073 and 1076 is considered ". For the Kiev prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavich. Along with works of church and religious character, it contains publicistic works of Old Russian writers where standards of behavior of the person in various household circumstances are explained.

     In Kievan Rus' quickly enough there was the genre of literature - annals (as a genre, but not historical records), in this look the unknown neither in Byzantium, nor in Bulgaria. Chronicles are not only historical, but also literary works, legends, bylinas, national legends, ambassadorial notes, legends. About 1500 annalistic lists remained, is huge property of culture of the East Slavic people.

     The most outstanding historical work of Kievan Rus' and outstanding domestic chronicles among remained is the "Story of temporary years" written by the monk of the Kyiv Pechersk monastery Nestor in 1113. Almost all Old Russian chronicles which reached our time begin it. "The story of temporary years" it is indicative embodies the most important lines which are inherent in all Old Russian literature: religiousness, patriotism, moralising character. "Passed", that is all events in the world have temporary, passing, short-lived character. As everything on the earth is under a vigilant eye of God, these events - the investigation of divine providence, but not casual combination of circumstances. Therefore the first task of monks-chroniclers is "explanation" of the freedom on the basis of historical material. At the same time the chronicler remains the patriot of the earth who can't but show certain sympathies to compatriots. In detail, with hardly hidden delight to a vinspovishchaa about successful campaigns of the Kiev pagan wives against Christian Constantinople and about the sizes of a tribute which emperors had to pay fair-haired.

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