The seventh volume of “Historical Notes” continues the translation of the work of the ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian (145-87 BC) into Russian. The volume opens the 5th and last section of the monument - “Le Zhuan” (“Biographies”). Le Zhuan includes 70 chapters of biographies of more than 300 of the most prominent and significant figures of Ancient China. The book has 25 chapters, the characters of which are outstanding politicians, philosophers, generals, and poets. Through the dramatic turns of the personal destinies of the heroes, Sima Qian was able to give a multidimensional picture of the history of China in the 6th-3rd centuries. BC CONTENTS: Introductory article 9

Biographies (Le Zhuan), chapters 61-85 29Chapter sixty-one. Bo Ile zhuan - Biography of Bo Yi 31Chapter sixty-two. Guan, Yan Le Zhuan - Biography of Guan Zhongai Yan Ying 34Chapter sixty-three. Lao Tzu, Han Fzi ls zhuan - Biography of Lao Tzu and Han Fei 38Chapter sixty-four. Sima Zhan-ju le zhuai - Biography of Sima Zhan-ju 45Chapter sixty-five. Sun Tzu, Wu Qi le zhuan - Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi 48Chapter sixty-six. Wu Tzu-xu le chuan - Biography of Wu Tzu-xu 56Chapter sixty seventh of May. Zhong-ni di-tzu le zhuan - Biography of the disciples of Confucius 66Chapter sixty-eight. Shang-tszyun le zhuan - Biography of Shang-tszyupya85Chapter sixty-nine. Su Qin le zhuan - Biography of Su Qing 95Chapter seventy. Zhang Yile zhuan - Biography of Zhang Yi 120Chapter seventy-one. Chuli-tzu, Gan Mao le zhuan - Biography of Chul-tzu and Gan Mao 143Chapter seventy-two. Zhan-hou le zhuan - Biography of Zhan-hou 153Chapter seventy-three. Bai Qi, Wang Jiang le zhuan - Biography of Bai Qi Wang Jian 159Chapter seventy-four. Mencius, Xun Qing le zhuan - Biography of Mencius and Xun Qing 168Chapter seventy-five. Mengchang-jun le zhuan - Biography of Mengchang-juiya 173Chapter seventy-six. Pingyuan-jun, Yu Qing le zhuan - Biography of Piyuan-jun and Yu Qing 185Chapter seventy-seven. Vzy-gongzi le zhuan - Biography of Prince Wei 196Chapter seventy-eight. Chunsheng-jui le zhuang - Biography of Chun-shzin-jun 206Chapter seventy-nine. Fan Sui, Tsai Tse le zhuang - Biography of Fan Suli Tsai Tse 216Chapter eightieth. Yuz Yi le Zhuang - Biography of Yue Yi 240Chapter eighty-one. Lian Po, Lin Xiang-oku le zhuan - Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiang-zhu 247Chapter eighty-two. Tian Dan le zhuan - Biography of Tian Dapya 262Chapter eighty-three. Lu Chung-lyap, Zou Yang le zhuang - Biography of Lu Chung-lian and Zou Yang 267Chapter eighty-four. Qu Yuan, Jia-sheng le zhuang - Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi 281Chapter eighty-five. Lü Bu-wei le zhuang - Biography of Lü Bu-wei 295 Commentary 301 Appendices 393 List of abbreviations 394 List of references 395 Index of Chinese sources 413 Index of names and titles 415 Index of geographical names 437 Index of ethnic names (clans, clans, tribes, nationalities). . 448Index of Chinese terms and concepts 450Summary 460