Word about Igor's shelf

The book includes works of ancient Russian literature that are studied at school.

“The Tale of Bygone Years” is an outstanding monument to the Old Russian chronicle, preserved as part of later annals. The author of the story of the monk Nestor, based on the annals, talks about the emergence of Rus', the deeds of the princes, the customs of the tribes and much more.

teaching of Vladimir Monomakh is a secular work that describes the image of an ideal ruler, wise and fair.

In the “Word of Igor’s Regiment” tells about the unsuccessful campaign in 1185 to the Polovtsy Novgorod-Seversky Prince Igor Svyatoslavich. Describing this campaign, the author reflects on the fate of the Russian land.

“The story of the ruin of Ryazan Batu” is dedicated to the tragedy of the Ryazan land, to which the first Batu hit in 1237.

The collection also includes the “The Legend of Boris and Gleb,“ The Legend of the Life of Alexander Nevsky ”,“ The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of the Murom ”.