The Tale of Bygone Years. The Word of Igor's Regiment

This collection unites two main monuments of ancient Russian literature: "The Tale of Bygone Years" translated by N.A. Zabolotsky and "The Word of Igor's Regiment" translated by D.S. Likhachev. Here are the roots of Russian historical memory, one of the most poetic texts of our tradition: a chronicle that explains, "how it was," and a poem-warning about the price of disunity.

The collection includes:
– the chronicled "Tale of Bygone Years";
– the heroic "Word of Igor's Regiment".

Classic translations carefully convey the meaning and intonation of ancient Russian texts, preserving their historical authenticity and artistic power. Thanks to this, the modern reader can hear the living voice of the era and truly feel the scale of the cultural heritage of Ancient Rus.
This edition will be useful for schoolchildren and students, teachers, and all who want to read the originals without retellings. This is a book for those who are interested in Russian culture not through "legends of the past" but through the texts that shaped that past.