Chroniclers, “it is Expert the Right, Speaks...” (to the 900 Anniversary of Creation of “The Story of Temporary Years”)

Abstract

In this article is considered the problem of fiction and reality of a narration of the most ancient Russian annalistic arches and on the example of forming of the annalistic version of the Christianization of Kievan Rus work of the chronicler concentrated not on a factual statement, and on judgment of the greatest event of “life updating” and its value for education of descendants is shown.

Keywords

• "story of temporary years", fiction and reality of a narration, christianization of kievan rus, different interpretations of the annalistic arches