Literature produced by this polity includes the Paterikon, a collection of the lives of the saints of the Monastery of the Caves, as well as Saint Hilarion's sermon On Law and Grace.
Literature produced by this polity includes the Paterikon, a collection of the lives of the saints of the Monastery of the Caves, as well as Saint Hilarion's sermon On Law and Grace. This polity saw the construction of the church of the Intercession of Our Lady on the Nerl River. Field cultivation under this regime included a fallow practice called perelog and mass deforestations called podseka, often carried out by the dispossessed izgoi and the peasant smerdy class. Alesha Popovich and (*) Ilia of Murom are heroes whose deeds are narrated in the byliny epics produced under this polity, such as The Lay of the Host of Igor. The Primary Chronicle is the most important historical work for this period, and its customary law code is often translated as Russian Justice. For 10 points, name this early Slavic state ruled by such monarchs as Yaroslav the Wise, centered on a namesake trading city.
Literature produced by this polity includes the Paterikon, a collection of the lives of the saints of the Monastery of the Caves, as well as Saint Hilarion's sermon On Law and Grace.
Kievan Rus