Tale of the Destruction of the Rus' Land

This article is about the Mongol attack on Kievan Russia text. For the Mongol attack on Ryazan text, see The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan.
Tale of the Destruction of the Rus' Land
«Слово ѡ погибели Рꙋскыꙗ земли»
LanguageOld East Slavic
Manuscript(s)2

The Tale of the Destruction of the Rus' Land (Old East Slavic: Слово ѡ погибели Рꙋскыꙗ земли, romanized: Slovo o pogibeli Russkoi zemli) is a text of Old East Slavic literature dating back to the 13th century and known from two manuscripts of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a reflection on the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.

This is one of the most significant works in the Old East Slavic genre of the word, which is considered the forerunner of the essay genre. The text is not fully known, as only fragments of it have survived.


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