Начало этнокультурной истории Руси IX-XI веков

The book is devoted to the beginning of Russian history and culture - the problems of the emergence of Russia in the Slavic world and the world of early medieval civilization. During this period - in the IX-XI centuries. - the self-consciousness of the Russian people was formed, an understanding of its place among other peoples of the world, its role in world history. The historical memory of the Russian people was embodied in the Primary Russian Chronicle - The Tale of Bygone Years: an analysis of its texts is offered in the book. Another, no less significant aspect of the study of ethnocultural history is a comparison of two differently directed "views" on Russia: a view from within, through the eyes of a Russian chronicler, and a view from outside - primarily from the side of Byzantium, reflected in the writings of Patriarch Photius and Emperor Porphyrogenitus.
For a wide range of readers interested in the history of Russian culture.