Reports of the First Half of the 12th Century about Vladimir Monomakh and His Descendants in the Hypatian Chronicle and Kroynika Slavyano-russkaya

Abstract

The features of the presentation of events with the participation of Russian princes of the first half of the 12^th century in the Kroynika Slavyano-russkaya (Slavonic and Ruthenian Chronicle), a monument of the 17^th century, are considered. The Tobolsk copy, stored in the State Archive of the Tyumen Region in Tobolsk, was used. The originality of the stories revealing the history of the Kyiv reigns in the Chronograph is revealed through a comparative analysis with the Hypatian Chronicle (according to the Khlebnikov copy), which was used as one of the sources in its compilation. The plots dedicated to Vladimir Monomakh and his descendants are considered. The use of Polish sources by the compiler of the Chronograph led to a re-emphasis of the narrative: it turned out to represent the interests of parties hostile to the Kyivan princes. This led to emphasizing other features in the images of Russian princes compared to how they are presented in the chronicle text. The inclusion of stories dedicated to the great Russian princes in the broad context of relations between Rus’ and Poland makes the Chronograph a valuable source for replenishing knowledge of Russian history of the first half of the 12^th century.