My first year in grad school for Slavic Languages, one of my classes was on Old Church Slavonic (OCS) or…
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The Goals and Methods of Russian Paleography
One of my previous blog posts (Deciphering Medieval Cyrillic for Russian SCA Calligraphy) provided a basic overview for SCA use…
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Elements of Medieval Russian Life as Depicted in the Königsberg Chronicle
One of my favorite medieval Russian manuscripts is the Radziwiłł Chronicle, also known as the Königsberg Chronicle. This book is…
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Deciphering Medieval Cyrillic for Russian SCA Calligraphy
I often get asked how to find medieval versions of Cyrillic letters to map to modern Russian texts for the…
Continue ReadingPrince Jaroslav’s Charter on the Ecclesiastical Court
I have been thinking about reading an article on Jaroslav the Wise’s (983-1054) laws which established the independence of the…
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Representation of Episcopal Power in Pre-Mongol Rus’
Readers of my blog will be aware of my studies in the role of the church in medieval Rus’. Today’s…
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