Pearls of secular literature of the Russian Middle Ages XII - XV centuries . The poetic "Zadonshchina" and the furious "The Tale of Mama's Massacre", the heartbreaking "The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan by Batiy" and the mysterious, full of literary riddles and secrets "The Word about Igor's Regiment" ... They were rewritten by hand for centuries, read and reread, commented and discussed . Their manuscripts burned together with manors and monasteries ,. and some copies survived only by a miracle , to deliver to us not in a dry and indifferent , and in bright , Emotionally , artistic perception of the nameless mostly geniuses of the Russian word the great and dramatic history of Russia - with its feudal strife and complex , Relationship with the Great Steppe , the national tragedy of the Mongol-Tatar yoke and the great national upsurge, I finally got rid of it.... Works in which the past of Russia comes to life . In PDF A4 format, the publishing layout of the book is saved.