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	Commemorative and Jubilee Coins of the Ukraine
		The coin is dedicated to the Nestor - the chronicler, an Old Rus thinker and chronic writer and the author of first creations on everyday life.
		The ancient chronicle "The Tale of bygone years" (1113) became the summit of his creative work being the inexhaustible source of historical researches.
		On the coin reverse there is depicted a conventionalized iconographic portrait of Nestor writing his tale (on the left) and there are placed the inscriptions: НЕСТОР-ЛІТОПИСЕЦЬ (Nestor - the chronicler) (on the right and upright) and XI - XII ст.
	www.bank.gov.ua /Engl/Bank_coin/Yuv_mon/Coins/Dukhovni_scarby/Nestor_litopus.htm (89 words)

	Saint Luke Orthodox Church - Saints - Saints by Day - January - 1st
		The Monk Nestor the Chronicler was born at Kiev in 1050.
		The chief work in the life of the monk Nestor was the compiling in the years 1112?1113 of the "Tale of Bygone Years" ("Povest' Vremmenykh Let").
		The Monk Nestor was an eyewitness to the devastation of the Pechersk monastery in the year 1096.
	www.stlukeorthodox.com /html/saints/october/27th.cfm (973 words)

	Primary Chronicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the year 1116, Nestor's text was extensively edited by hegumen Sylvester who appended his name at the end of the chronicle.
		As Vladimir Monomakh was the patron of the village of Vydubychi where his monastery is situated, the new edition glorified that prince and made him the central figure of later narrative.
		The manuscript was acquired by the famous Count Musin-Pushkin in 1792 and subsequently presented to the Russian National Library in St Petersburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chronicle_of_Bygone_Years (763 words)

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	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As the tale details, two Varangian leaders Askold and Dir sailed down the Dnipro with their army and decided that the location would be extremely beneficial due to its position on the high riverbank, they then seized the city(1).
		This tale is different from most epic stories of this nature in the fact that Ihor is not the 'more powerful' warrior, in fact he is the underdog.
		The tale describes his faults and failures in defending against the invading armies, detailing the torture and pain that his troops had to endure.
	www.personal.psu.edu /students/j/l/jlm699/step2.htm (702 words)

	Chronicles
		lit (Tale of Bygone Years, ca 1110), whose authorship is traditionally attributed to the monk
		Chronicle begins with the biblical description of the Flood and the division of the earth among Noah's sons.
		lit as a model of the contemporary historical tale, testifies to the high standards of the Galician tradition of chronicling in the 11th-12th century.
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/C/H/Chronicles.htm (954 words)

	Mysteries of the Golden Woman of Ugra
		The Tale of Bygone Years, also known as The Chronicle of Nestor was believed to be the work of the Monk Nestor of Kiev, but now scientists believe that it was actually a compilation of the work of many men.
		But certainly they were no monsters, as described in the Alexander the Great accounts and tales of Arab and some European explorers; they neither possessed dog heads on their bodies (except as part of their traditional clothing) nor feet of an ox; nor were they genies.
		The revolt was caused by persecution of the shamans, the destruction of sacred groves and burial grounds, and obliteration of the native culture.
	www.ufoinfo.com /news/goldenwoman.shtml (7885 words)

	Literature and Entertainment
		The former was began between 1037 and 1039; from 1060 to 1073 it was kept by Nikon, a Kievan monk who was an eyewitness to many of the events described.
		And in the same year the Korelians campaigned against the Yamians, but were forced to retreat.
		For instance, there is Ilya of Murum, the eldest, a man of peasant stock, straightforward and brave; Alesha Popovich, the cunning son of a priest who is a bit of a fop; and Dobrynia Nikitich, a man of boyar parentage noted for his generosity.
	members.tripod.com /nicolaa5/articles/Rus/enter.html (1607 words)

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		And in 1091 on the eve of the altar-feast of the Pechersk monastery, he was entrusted by the hegumen John to dig up out of the ground, for transfer to the church, the holy relics of the Monk Theodosii (Uncovering Relics, commemorated 14 August).
		The chief work in the life of the monk Nestor was the compiling in the years 1112-1113 of the "Tale of Bygone Years" ["Povest' Vremmenykh Let"].
		The hagiographic tradition of the Pechersk ascetics was continued by Sainted Simon, Bishop of Vladimir (+1226, commemorated 10 May), the compiler of the "Kievo-Pechersk Paterikon." Narrating the events connected with the lives of the holy saints of God, Saint Simon often quotes, from among other sources, the Chronicles of the Monk Nestor.
	www.missionstclare.com /english/people/oct27o.html (1200 words)

	A History of the Russian Church
		These words, quoted from the twelfth-century Tale of Bygone Years (more commonly referred to in English as the Primary Chronicle), were relayed back to the pagan ruler of Kievan Rus Prince Vladimir around the year 988 by envoys sent to enquire as to the suitability of faiths for the emerging Russian state.
		The Russian envoys pointed to the central place that beauty occupied in worship, a beauty of holiness that laid the foundation of a thousand-year culture that arose from the adoption of Byzantine Orthodox Christianity by Vladimir, later canonized as a saint by the Church.
		AD 988 is conventionally regarded as the year that Christianity came to the Russian people as the religion of the realm.
	www.geocities.com /frgeorgek/russchurchhistory.html (6704 words)

	LEGAL AND ECONOMICAL SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF RUS AND RUSSIA
		The texts of those treaties can be found in the Tale of Bygone Years; most likely they were incorporated there somewhere in the beginning of the 12th century.
		Novgorod and Pskov, economically the strongest fiefdoms in the years of the feudal particularism, conducted animated trade with the West, and concluded treaties with the Hansa, Sweden and the Livonian Knights.
		Individual versions may have their own subdivisions; experts have been studying them and analysing them for more than 200 years now, and as of today a rich literature concerning this subject is available.
	www.cozy-corner.com /history_eng/events_sources_russian_history.htm (1072 words)

	http://www.tobealways.net
		First mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years for the year 1051.
		The Kiev Marionette Theatre has been transporting children to an imaginary world of talking puppets and fairy tales since November 1989, when the first performance of the new theatre, founded by the producer and artist Mikhailo Yaremchuk, was shown to the public.
		One of the most popular theatres in the Ukrainian capital, the Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka, is ideally located in the historical part of Kiev, a few steps from Kreschatik.
	www.tobealways.net /cightseeing-museums (3727 words)

	The Thirteenth Tribe-sources
		After seven years, when asked, with the other Professors in Stambul, to teach that all civilisation in the world comes from the Turks, he resigned, went to Vienna and studied Mediaeval History under Professor Dopsch.
		After two years he got his doctor degree with an excellent thesis on Ibn Fadlan's journey to the Northern Bulgars, Turks and Khazars, the Arabic text of which he had discovered in a MS.
		Mieses spent his last years in Cracow, was deported in 1944 with destination Auschwitz, and died on the journey.
	www.wwfar.com /fi/13th-tribe/13th-tribe-sources.html (2508 words)

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		The account of the labors of Saints Cyril and Methodius among the Slavic peoples is also very interesting, and to Nestor we owe the tale of the summary way in which Vladimir the Great suppressed the worship of Perun and other idols at Kiev.
		In the year 1116, Nestor's text was extensively edited by hegumen Sylvester who appended his name at the end of the chronicle.
		As Vladimir Monomakh was the patron of the village of Vydubychi where his monastery is situated, the new edition glorified that prince and made him the central figure of later narrative.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Primary_Chronicle (734 words)

	NORMANISTS AND ANTI-NORMANISTS
		A brief notice in The Tale of Bygone Years became the source for so-called Normanist Controversy.
		Müller, in particular, spent many years on studying Siberian archives and became the author of the monumental History of Siberia.
		The opposition of the two aforementioned teachings continued in the 20th century; although now the advantage was on the side of the anti-Normanists, it still took another twenty-five years after the October Revolution before the "Normanist theory" was finally discredited.
	www.cozy-corner.com /history_eng/link_books_normanists_antinormanists.htm (1446 words)

	B O K O M O T I V
		But in our home, no one had made up the beds for years, there was dust and dirt everywhere and the dark wool curtains were always drawn.
		Which we continued to have for the additional almost 50 years that she lived.
		If she couldn’t get a verificaton that she suffered from the illnesses that she had decided – with the help of medical books – that she had, then she’d call up the Minister of Social Affairs to try and have the defiant doctors’ licences suspended.
	www.bokomotiv.se /eng/fi_kamerandel2_eng.asp (984 words)

	Government portal :: About Ukraine
		Guided by an abstract of “The Tale of Bygone Years”, a number of German scientists, namely Hotlib Byer, Herhard Miller and August Ludwig Schlozer, who served in Russia in the XVIII century, worked out the so called Norman theory.
		As “The Tale of Bygone Years” describes, in 862 two Varangian leaders Askold and Dir, leaving their prince Ryuryk in Novhorod sailed with their army down the Dnipro river.
		Authors of “The Tale of Bygone Years” were, no doubts, adherents of Olha (in Scandinavian Khelha) – Ihor’s wife and a regent in the period of their son’s Svyatoslav minority.
	www.kmu.gov.ua /control/en/publish/printable_article?art_id=2629325 (3612 words)

	Travel Agency Fremad Russia, Golden Ring. Rostov the Great
		Rostov on lake Nero was first mentioned in the XII century chronicle "The Tale of Bygone Years" among the entries for the year 862.
		It was under him that the residence for Rostov metropolitans was built which, since the XIX century, came to be called Rostov Kremlin, and it was with his magic hand that bells were cast right there.
		The architectural ensemble of Rostov Kremlin had been built for about 30 years, and came down to us in its magnificent beauty.
	www.fremad-russia.com /rostov.htm (290 words)

	University's Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
		CCI, CZ The origins and development of the revolutionary and experimental cinema in Russia during the last years of the Empire and after the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917.
		Tales and later forms of popular creation (chastushki, anecdotes, urban romance) and their function in Russian culture.
		Prerequisites: three years of Russian language study or consent of instructor.
	www.duke.edu /web/slavic/courses_rus.html (5918 words)

	REED COLLEGE \| Russian \| The Major
		In the second year, students continue their study of grammar and consolidate their active and passive language skills with reading, discussion, and written commentary on Russian lyrical poetry and texts on Russian cultural history.
		In addition to these survey courses, the department offers a number of seminars on specialized topics, the content of which varies from year to year, as well as the opportunity for independent study by special arrangement with the instructor.
		The junior qualifying examination in Russian is given to majors at the end of their third year or, with prior consultation with the faculty, at the very beginning of the senior year.
	academic.reed.edu /russian/major.html (611 words)

	Ukraine joins ranks of nations releasing Europa stamps (08/23/98)
		The following year a common topic was agreed upon and that tradition has continued to the present.
		Last year's Europa theme of "History and Legends" was a popular one; various countries issued interesting and attractive stamps on these topics.
		The tale that Ukrainian philatelic planners decided to illustrate is taken from the ancient manuscript "Povist Vremennykh Lit" (Tale of Bygone Years), depicting the legendary founding of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, some 1,500 years ago.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1998/349821.shtml (790 words)

	Nestor - Encyclopedia.com
		A monk in a Kiev monastery, he wrote a life of saints Boris and Gleb and of the prior of his monastery St. Feodosi.
		Until recently the authorship of the Russian Primary Chronicle, also known as The Tale of Bygone Years and as the Chronicle of Nestor, was attributed to him.
		It is now believed that he was the author of one of its versions.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Nestor2.html (1027 words)

	About Varangian Viking origins. Sarmatia, Lithuania, Prussia. Vikings - Varangians
		Russian Primary Chronicle (Chronicle of Nestor or Kiev Chronicle, Russian Povest vremennykh let “Tale of Bygone Years” 1040-1118 CE), the Rus were a group of "Varangians," possibly of Prussian origin, who had a leader named RuRiks.
		The next attack recorded by the Primary Chronicle is in 941, an attack led by Igor, son of Rurik and foster-son to Oleg.
		Yngvars saga vidforla recounts tales of this journey southwards through Russia, and the hazards which accompanied it.
	www.lietuvos.net /istorija/vikingai/vikingai.htm (2069 words)

	Impact of Christianity on the Culture of Ukraine
		It was a thousand years later, in 988, that Kyivan Prince Volodymyr the Great accepted Christianity as the official religion of his realm.
		This was the deliberate act of a monarch setting a new historical course for his kingdom.
		It is thus related in the Tale of Bygone Years: "When we came to the Greeks and they led us to the place where they worship their God, we did not know if we were in heaven or on earth.
	wwwold.macewan.ca /nw/bort/impact.htm (703 words)

	Masterpieces of Ancient Russia.
		From the 14th to the 16th century the fortress withstood 8 sieges and was never captured by invaders.
		In The Tale of Bygone Years - the most outstanding literary work of Kievan Russia - Izborsk was mentioned in one of the first chapters, when in 862 three Varangian princes were asked by the Slavs to rule over their towns.
		Amazing climatic conditions (the constant temperature in the caves is +5°C all the year round) made the caves a convenient refuge for the people who wished to live in solitude away from the distractions of the world.
	www.enjoypetersburg.com /user_news.php?zoom=3 (1061 words)

	Princeton - News - Clippings May 2 to 12 1998
		The mysterious explosion, detected late last year, was as violent as five billion (that's right, billion with a "b") exploding stars simultaneously self-destructing, astronomers announced Wednesday at a NASA news conference in Washington.
		Within less than 100 years, one of that family's offspring, Vladimir, built a hilltop palace south on the Dnieper River, at Kiev, near the livestock-herding nomads of the forested steppe and the open wild fields.
		According to "The Tale of Bygone Years," first compiled two centuries later in the 1180's, Vladimir listened to the Muslims, "for he was fond of women and indulgence.
	www.princeton.edu /pr/news/98/c/0512-clips.htm (11934 words)

	Readers choose the best Ukrainian stamps of the decade (04/07/02)
		For the past 10 years, it has been my pleasure to present the annual Heorhiy Narbut Prize for the best-designed Ukrainian stamp.
		According to the ancient manuscript "Povist Vremenykh Lit" (Tale of Bygone Years), the siblings established the city some 1,500 years ago on a wooded, hilly site overlooking the Dnipro.
		Surrounding the two 40-kopiyka stamps that dominate the 100-by-80-mm sheet, and that depict the four founders, are miniature vignettes that illustrate aspects of this tale.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2002/140220.shtml (696 words)

	Churches - Pechersk - The Far Caves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Far Caves were first mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years for the year 1051.
		They are also known as the caves of Theodosius, in honor of the saint.
		They contain 45 burial niches and three churches: Nativity of the Holy Mother of God, St. Theodosius', both of which have 18th century iconostasis, and the Annunciation Church, which has a wooden iconostasis built in this century.
	www.culcom.net /~twalker/uoc/ch17.htm (87 words)

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