page_title: The Tale of Igor's Campaign
hierarchical_section_title: The Tale of Igor's Campaign
caption_attribution_description: Українська: Іван Білібін. Вигнання хана Батигі. Ілюстрація до билині. Русский: Иван Билибин. Изгнание хана Батыги. Иллюстрация к былине English: Ivan Bilibin. The expulsion of Khan Batyga. Illustration for the epic Изгнание хана Батыги Эскиз иллюстрации к сборнику былин для книги Н.В. Водовозова «Слово о стольном Киеве и о русских богатырях»
context_page_description: The Tale of Igor's Campaign is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language.
  The title is occasionally translated as The Tale of the Campaign of Igor, The Song of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of the Host of Igor, and The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor.
  The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich against the Polovtsians of the Don River region.
  While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the medieval period.
  The Tale of Igor's Campaign was adapted by Alexander Borodin as an opera and became one of the great classics of Russian theatre. Entitled Prince Igor, it was first performed in 1890.
context_section_description: The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old Ukrainian: Слово о пълкѹ игоревѣ, Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě) is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language.
  The title is occasionally translated as The Tale of the Campaign of Igor, The Song of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of Igor's Campaign, The Lay of the Host of Igor, and The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor.
  The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region.
  While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the medieval period (late 12th century).
  The Tale of Igor's Campaign was adapted by Alexander Borodin as an opera and became one of the great classics of Russian theatre.  Entitled Prince Igor, it was first performed in 1890.
caption: Ivan Bilibin's illustration to the tale, 1941
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