European ancient literature

The book presents works by Latin and Greek Christian authors who determined the development of the main genres of historical literature of the Middle Ages. T...

The book contains a Russian translation from Greek of some works of the Byzantine writer of the 14th century. Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus (c. 1295-1383), in...

The Time Book of George the Monk, known in scientific and cultural parlance as the "Chronicle of George Amartol" is a monument of ancient Russian writing of ...

This study is devoted to one of the most striking monuments of Carolingian historiography, completely translated into Russian for the first time. Tegan's wor...

The notes of Jacob Ulfeldt, the Danish ambassador to Ivan IV the Terrible, contain information about the first post-oprichnik years, the economic situation o...

A commentary translation of Einhard’s “Life of Charlemagne” (IX century) is published, as well as other texts by Carolingian authors. The introductory essay ...

The work of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus “On the Administration of the Empire” is the most important source for the study of Russian...

This edition offers the reader the dramatic work of the 16th century “The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus” in Russian translations of two versions of its te...

“The life of Lazarillo from Tormes, his hardships and misadventures”“La Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes: y de sus Fortunas y Adversidades”Published anonymously i...

“The Journey of the Three Queens of Serendip” is an anonymous collection of Italian fairy tales published in 1557 and enjoyed pan-European fame. It became th...