Zadonshchina
Sign in to saveZadonshchina (; could be translated as "the region beyond the Don River") is a Russian literary monument of the late 14th century, which tells of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.
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- Author
- Ilʹi︠a︡ Glazunov
- First published
- 1981
- Editions
- 2
- Subjects
- Letopisnai︠a︡ povestʹ o poboishche na Donu, Skazanie o Mamaevom poboishche, Zadonshchina
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Zadonshchina
- Book.title_orig
- Задонщина
- Book.translator
- Serge Zenkovsky
- Book.image
- Zadonxhina-s.jpg
- Book.author
- Attributed to Sofonii (Sofony) of Riazan
- Book.country
- Russia
- Book.language
- Old Russian
- Book.genre
- Military tale
- Book.release_date
- end of 14th century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Genre
- epic poem
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Main subject
- Battle of Kulikovo
- Depicts
- Battle of Kulikovo
- Image
- Zadonxhina-s.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zadonshchina
- title
- Задонщина
- language of work or name
- Old East Slavic
- author name string
- Софоний Рязанец
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- The text
- Redactions and the Prototext
- Date of creation
- Authorship
- Composition
- Contents and message
- ''Zadonshchina'' and ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign''
- Translation
- Other sources on the Battle of Kulikovo
- References
- External links
Zadonshchina (; could be translated as "the region beyond the Don River") is a Russian literary monument of the late 14th century, which tells of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.
== The text ==
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