Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A General Overview of Tale of Bygone Years

According to Henryk Paszkiewicz's book The Origin of Russia, The Tale of Bygone Years was composed by the monk Nestor of the Crypt Monastery in Kiev.  It was written during the the early 12th century.  The chronicle covers the history of Kievan Rus, which lasted from the 10th to the 13th centuries (Paszkiewicz).  You can read these documents below for more information:

Click here for the Samuel Cross translation.
Click here for the Wikipedia article.
Click here for the NWE article.

Author information can be found in the blog's bibliography.

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