«Drevnee žitie» Vladimira Svjatoslaviča i svedenija o vzjatii Korsunja: lingvističeskie zametki.
Journal: ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia)
Year: 2017

This paper investigates the so-called ‘Ancient Life’ of Prince Vladimir of Kiev (c. 956-1015), a Medieval hagiographical compilation that survives in several East Slavic manuscripts from the XV-XVII centuries. The purpose of the article is to provide insights into the linguistic features of the narrative parts of the text that deal with the prince’s capture of Cherson and the date of his baptism. The grammatical analysis brings fresh evidence in favour of an early origin of these sections (XI-XI