Prince Oleg’s trip to Byzantium

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1. The Birth of Byzantium In 330, Emperor Constantine made the capital of the Roman Empire the city of Byzantium, located on the picturesque shores of the Bosphorus. The new capital was first called New Rome, and later – Constantinople, that is, “the city of Constantine.” VI Art. From the report of the medieval historian Jordan about the visit to […]...
2. Society of Byzantium The Byzantine society consisted of aristocrats, officials, clergy, merchants, intellectuals, artisans, peasants and slaves. Vassal relations in it did not work out. Aristocrats lived at the expense of their estates, they despised craft and trade. Officials lived on state salaries, but more at the expense of bribes and robbery of the state. They climbed the […]...
3. Biography of Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav the Wise – Grand Duke of Kiev. The year of Yaroslav’s birth is not exactly known, but according to the conventional wisdom he was born in 978, although some historians deny it. Yaroslav’s father was Vladimir Svyatoslavich, mother – Rogneda Rogvolodovna. Even in his youth in the biography of Yaroslav the Wise, the title […]...
4. Great Novgorod in the 10th-12th centuries Novgorod was founded among forests on the banks of the Volkhov River. With the formation of the Kiev state Novgorod land was included in its composition. At the end of the X century. Novgorod became the second largest city in Russia after Kiev. Through it was a well-known trade route “from the Varangians to the […]...
5. Byzantium in the VII-XI centuries. Iconoclasm At the turn of the VI-VII centuries. Byzantium quickly lost part of its possessions, both in the West and in the East. In the middle of the VII century. The Byzantine territory was halved compared to the time of Justinian. Now it increasingly took the form of a medieval state. Instead of the Roman title […]...
6. The most outstanding events of Kievan Rus. Princes of Kievan Rus: Oleg, Olga, Svyatoslav, Vladimir Byzantium – a powerful state of the time with the capital of Constantinople, whose lands stretched along the southern coast of the Black Sea. Rus and Byzantium had long-standing ties, primarily trading. It was from Byzantium that Christianity came to our land – faith in the triune God – the Father God, his Son – […]...
7. Summary “Song of Oleg Pushkin” Pushkin loved Russia with all his heart. He studied history, reading ancient tales. It inspired him to create amazing literary masterpieces. What are at least such historical works as “Boris Godunov” or “Song of the Wise Oleg”. The latter, in fact, will continue to be discussed, and a short summary will be presented later. “Song […]...
8. Stormy VII-XI centuries of Byzantium. Iconoclasm Byzantium re-entered its “golden age”. From free peasants, she created a well-trained and armed army, built a strong fleet. However, she was constantly feverish: the struggle for the throne did not stop, quarrels among themselves, people’s riots and uprisings broke out, heretical movements arose. At the beginning of the VIII century. oil in the fire […]...
9. Slavs in medieval Europe. The influence of Byzantium on the Slavic culture An important role in the history of medieval Europe was played by the Slavs. They settled in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and were divided into western, eastern and southern. Slavic tribes lived during their stay and in the north of Europe – in the basin of the river. Laba, and on the Baltic coast. […]...
10. Holidays, shows, entertainment in Byzantium The Byzantines skillfully spent their leisure time. They celebrated Christian holidays, especially Easter, but they did not renounce “devil’s play” – pagan holidays and rituals. So, on the night of January 1, Calendas were celebrated, and a few days earlier – Brumalii, the shortest days of the year. Men dressed as women, women as men, […]...
11. Byzantium in the 12th-15th centuries Foreign political failures intensified internal turmoil in the Byzantine Empire. In the course of the struggle for power, the military aristocracy won, which led Alexei I Komnin to the path. He became the founder of the Komnin dynasty, which ruled the state until 1185. It was a brilliant period in the history of Byzantium. Unlike […]...
12. Teaching and education in Byzantium In Byzantium, the career of an official was considered prestigious. It required a certain degree of education, which encouraged young people to learn. Education was not available to everyone, since there were few state schools, only clergy used to prepare church and monasteries, and private ones were paid. In addition, books were a luxury, not […]...
13. The collapse of Byzantium. End of the Middle Ages Resurrected Byzantium was a weak state. She was feverishly stricken by the cruel struggle for the throne, one area after another vanished from her, her wind was walking in her treasury, she was mercilessly plundered by the Genoese merchant class. Of the external enemies, it was most of all pestered by the Italian Normans, the […]...
14. The Baptism of Rus and its meaning The beginning of the reign of Vladimir Svyatoslavich. Protection of Russia from the nomads. After the death of Svyatoslav in Kiev, a quarrel broke out between his sons. In the course of it, Oleg and Yaropolk perished, and the power in 980 was captured by Vladimir, who had ruled before in Novgorod. Vladimir went down […]...
15. Trip to Moscow I went to Moscow with my parents on a summer vacation. The capital has left me the impression of a huge, great and rich city. I would like to visit her more than once. Walking in the center, I saw the Kremlin, Red Square, the burial of various great people at the Kremlin wall, including […]...
16. The Vladimir-Suzdal Principality At the decline of the Middle Ages in Eastern Europe, a new state emerged and intensified, the Moscow state, with which historical destiny closely linked Ukraine. It was formed around Moscow, the first annalistic mention of which dates back to 1147. Rostov-Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruky, the youngest son of the Kiev prince Vladimir Monomakh, surrounded […]...
17. Science in Byzantium. Wonders of technology The Byzantines respectfully treated science, which they called “philosophy.” To her, they enumerated theology, mathematics, natural history, ethics, politics, grammar, rhetoric, dialectics, astronomy, music and jurisprudence. Byzantine theologians made a significant contribution to the development of the Orthodox faith. In doing so, they relied on ancient philosophy, using, unlike the European scholastics, the work not […]...
18. An interesting trip Here’s the vacation. Today I’m leaving for France, where I’ll spend nine days. For several days I will be in Paris, and then I will go to Strasbourg. In Sheremetyevo quietly – there is no festive fuss. After inspecting, I began to watch people who were waiting for the invitation to land. So many nationalities: […]...
19. Biography of Oleg Lisogor Lisogor Oleg Vladimirovich – Ukrainian swimmer, master of sports of international class. Represents the sports society of the Armed Forces, has repeatedly become a prize-winner and world champion, the winner of the European Championship. He was born on January 17, 1979 in the city of Brovary, Kiev region. He graduated from Kiev University of Physical […]...
20. Questions and answers to the fairy tale novel by A. de Saint-Exupery “The Little Prince” Why Exupery “Little Prince” is called a philosophical tale? In the fairy tale there is a deep subtext that makes you perceive the read not as a fairy tale, but as a reflection on the real life and the person’s attitude towards it. What is an allegory? This is an allegorical image of objects, concepts. […]...
21. Sights of Ukraine Ukraine is one of the oldest and most beautiful countries in Eastern Europe. In ancient times, it was known as Kievan Rus, and that is why its current capital is called Kiev. The country has a fascinating history and rich culture. In addition to historical monuments, churches, museums, palaces, Ukraine is full of natural wonders […]...
22. The composition of Vasnetsov’s painting “The Baptism of Prince Vladimir” Viktor Vasnetsov made a great contribution to the religious art of his people. Most of his paintings of this nature adorn the Temple of St. Prince Vladimir. One of such famous paintings is “The Baptism of Prince Vladimir”. The work of the author began with the study of ancient manuscripts. He wrote not simply an […]...
23. Ancient Russia The main source of our knowledge of ancient Russia is medieval chronicles. In the archives, libraries and museums there are several hundred, but in fact this is one book written by hundreds of authors, starting work in the 9th century and ending it seven centuries later. First you need to determine what is the record. […]...
24. Summary Happy Prince Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince Winter has come, but the Swallow has decided to stay with the Prince and told him, already blind, about Egypt, where the bird so sought. After the Swallowtail leaflet after the leaflet handed out all the gold that covered the sculpture, the winged helper died. The prince’s tin heart split […]...
25. Trip to Lviv Lviv is one of the most special cities in Ukraine. It seems that no temporary laws act on it, it is still filled with the atmosphere of antiquity, and the narrow streets seem fabulous. Arriving in this city, you can just walk along the streets and sit in one of the many small coffee houses […]...
26. Biography of Alexander Nevsky Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky – Prince of Novgorod, Kiev, Vladimir, a great commander and a talented diplomat. Early years He was born on May 13, 1221 in the city of Pereslavl-Zalessky. He was the son of the Prince of Pereyaslav Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. In 1225, on the decision of his father in the biography of Nevsky, a […]...
27. Culture of North-Eastern Russia XIII-XV centuries Literacy in North-Eastern Russia in the XIII-XV centuries. Special distribution has not received. In the monasteries and at the prince’s court they copied books, which were beautifully decorated. Wrote on parchment or on birch bark – birch. In the XIV century. in Russia there was a cheap paper. Russian travelers described Constantinople, and the Tver […]...
28. Interesting trip On a sunny May day, we went on an excursion with the class. Our path lay in the heart of Russia, near Ryazan, where the ancient village of Konstantinovo, the homeland of SA Yesenin, settled down on the high bank of the Oka. We got acquainted with the exposition dedicated to the life and work […]...
29. “Happy Prince” Wilde in brief summary The sculpture of the Happy Prince, covered in gold and precious stones, stood on a column above the city. Everyone admired the beautiful statue. Once the Starling flew over the city, he left his beloved Reed, which was a homebody and did not share the love of travel, but only flirted with the Wind; he […]...
30. Travel of the little prince Leaving his planet The little prince goes on a journey. “It is necessary to find yourself an occupation and learn anything.” First he visits an asteroid on which the King lives. The king finds out in the little prince of a subject, because for him all people are subjects. For the king, the most important […]...
31. Biography of Vladimir Monomakh Vladimir Vsevolodovich Monomakh – Grand Duke of Kiev, military commander. Vladimir Monomakh was born on May 26, 1053. His father was Vsevolod Yaroslavich. Even in his youth in his biography Vladimir Monomakh became Rostov prince. Then he ran Smolensk, later – Chernigov. After the death of Vsevolod, Yaroslavich yielded to the throne of Svyatopolk, his […]...
32. Memoirs of a summer trip to my homeland This summer, together with my parents, I went to places where we once lived, where I was born and spent my early childhood. It is a small town of Kurchatov, which is located not far from Kursk. In Kurchatov there are a lot of our friends, so we went almost all the time to the […]...
33. The composition of Vasnetsov’s painting “The Song of Oleg the Wise” Victor Mikhailovich, being an admirer of Alexander Pushkin’s creativity, decided to paint a century before the birth of his idol, which was to fully express both gratitude and admiration and the great talent of the writer. Therefore, considering that the best gift will be the creation of illustrations for the ballad of Pushkin’s “Song of […]...
34. “The Age of Vikings.” Hiking Attacks of Scandinavians continued intermittently from the end of the VIII century. and until the second half of the 11th century. In France, the “northern people” were known under the name of the Normans, in England they were called the Danes, in Byzantium – varangas, in Russia – by the Varangians. In the Scandinavian warriors […]...
35. How is the plot of the fairy tale “The Little Prince” constructed? The plot of “The Little Prince” reflected some details of the author’s biography. But from these details the writer has made not a realistic story about certain events of his life, but a fairy tale about the fantastic journey of the Little Prince. However, it is enough to read at least a few pages of […]...
36. Summary Alexander Borodin. Prince Igor PRINCE IGOR Opera in four acts with a prologue Libretto by A. P. Borodin Characters: Igor Svyatoslavovich, Prince Seversky Yaroslavna, his wife in a second marriage Vladimir Igorevich, his son from his first marriage Vladimir Yaroslavich, Prince of Galich, brother Princess Yaroslavna Baritone Soprano Tenor High bass Konczak Gzak } Polovtsian khans Bass Without speeches […]...
37. Who are the chroniclers? A well-known historian writing weather, # 769; th, more or less detailed story about the events. The story of the events of each year in the annals usually began with the words: in the summer from here the name of the chronicle. In Byzantium they were called chronicles; in Western Europe in the Middle Ages […]...
38. The composition of reasoning The word about Igor’s regiment The work “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” is a valuable and unique work that not only displays some important historical moments, but also details the way of life, spirituality and culture of that time. The time interval of this narrative can be considered the end of the twelfth century, and the location, Kievan Rus. It […]...
39. The writing of foxes and the little prince The image of the Fox. It has long been a fairy tale Fox (not a fox!) Is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge of life. Conversations of the Little Prince with this wise animal become a kind of culmination in the story, for in them the hero finally finds what he was looking for. Returned […]...
40. “Little Prince” of Saint Exupery in brief summary At six years old the boy read about how a boa constrictor swallows his victim, and painted a snake that swallowed an elephant. It was a drawing of a boa constrictor outside, but adults claimed that it was a hat. Adults always need to explain everything, so the boy made another drawing – boa constrictor […]...