Historical chronicles of Rus'. Chronicle of the ancient Slavic state before the formation of Rus'

Chronicles of Rus'

Chronicle- a more or less detailed account of events. Russian chronicles are the main written source on the history of Russia in pre-Petrine times. The beginning of Russian chronicle writing dates back to the 11th century, when historical records began to be made in Kyiv, although the chronicle period begins in them from the 9th century. Russian chronicles usually began with the words “V leto” + “date”, which today means “per year” + “date”. The number of surviving chronicle monuments, according to conventional estimates, is about 5000.

Most of the chronicles have not survived in the form of originals, but their copies, the so-called lists, created in the XIV-XVIII centuries have been preserved. The list means “rewriting” (“writing off”) from another source. These lists, based on the place of compilation or the place of the events depicted, are exclusively or predominantly divided into categories (original Kiev, Novgorod, Pskov, etc.). Lists of the same category differ from each other not only in expressions, but even in the selection of news, as a result of which the lists are divided into editions (editions). So, we can say: The original Chronicle of the southern edition (the Ipatievsky list and similar ones), the initial Chronicle of the Suzdal edition (the Lavrentievsky list and similar ones). Such differences in the lists suggest that the chronicles are collections and that their original sources have not reached us. This idea, first expressed by P. M. Stroev, now constitutes a general opinion. The existence in a separate form of many detailed chronicle legends, as well as the possibility of pointing out that in the same story stitchings from different sources are clearly indicated (bias mainly manifests itself in sympathy for one or the other of the warring parties) - further confirm this is an opinion.

Basic chronicles

Nestorov's list

Another name is the Khlebnikov list. S. D. Poltoratsky received this list from the famous bibliophile and collector of manuscripts P. K. Khlebnikov. It is unknown where Khlebnikov got this document from. In 1809-1819, D. I. Yazykov translated it from German into Russian (the translation is dedicated to Alexander I), since the first printed edition of the Nestor Chronicle was published in German by A. L. Schletser, "German historian in the royal service".

Laurentian list

There are also separate legends: “The Tale of the Murder of Andrei Bogolyubsky,” written by his follower (probably mentioned in it by Kuzmishch Kiyanin). The same separate legend should have been the story of the exploits of Izyaslav Mstislavich; at one point in this story we read: “I spoke the same word as before I heard it; the place does not go to the head, but the head to the place" From this we can conclude that the story about this prince was borrowed from the notes of his comrade-in-arms and interspersed with news from other sources; fortunately, the stitching is so clumsy that the parts can be easily separated. The part that follows the death of Izyaslav is dedicated mainly to the princes from the Smolensk family who reigned in Kyiv; Perhaps the source that the compiler mainly used is not unconnected with this family. The presentation is very close to “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” - as if a whole literary school had developed then. News from Kyiv later than 1199 are found in other chronicle collections (mainly from north-eastern Rus'), as well as in the so-called “Gustyn Chronicle” (latest compilation). The Suprasl Manuscript (published by Prince Obolensky) contains a brief Kiev chronicle dating back to the 14th century.

Galician-Volyn chronicles

Closely connected with “Kievskaya” is “Volynskaya” (or Galician-Volynskaya), which is even more distinguished by its poetic flavor. It, as one can assume, was written at first without years, and the years were placed later and arranged very unskillfully. So, we read: “When Danilov came from Volodymyr, there was silence in the summer of 6722. In the summer of 6723, by God’s command, the princes of Lithuania were sent.” It is clear that the last sentence must be connected to the first, as indicated by the form of the dative independent and the absence in some lists of the sentence “there was silence”; therefore, two years, and this sentence are inserted after. The chronology is mixed up and applied to the chronology of the Kyiv Chronicle. Roman was killed in the city, and the Volyn chronicle dates his death to 1200, since the Kiev chronicle ends in 1199. These chronicles were connected by the last compiler; was it not he who arranged the years? In some places there is a promise to tell this or that, but nothing is told; therefore, there are gaps. The chronicle begins with vague hints about the exploits of Roman Mstislavich - obviously, these are fragments of a poetic legend about him. It ends at the beginning of the 14th century. and does not lead to the collapse of Galich's independence. For a researcher, this chronicle, due to its inconsistency, presents serious difficulties, but due to the detail of its presentation, it serves as precious material for studying the life of Galich. It is curious in the Volyn chronicle that there is an indication of the existence of an official chronicle: Mstislav Danilovich, having defeated the rebellious Brest, imposed a heavy fine on the inhabitants and in the letter adds: “and the chronicler described their king.”

Chronicles of North-Eastern Rus'

The chronicles of northeastern Rus' probably began quite early: from the 13th century. In the “Epistle of Simon to Polycarp” (one of the components of the Patericon of Pechersk), we have evidence of the “old chronicler of Rostov”. The first collection of the northeastern (Suzdal) edition that has survived to us dates back to the same time. Lists of him before the beginning of the 13th century. -Radziwillsky, Pereyaslavsky-Suzdal, Lavrentyevsky and Troitsky. At the beginning of the 13th century. the first two stop, the rest differ from each other. The similarity up to a certain point and the difference further indicate a common source, which, therefore, extended until the beginning of the 13th century. News from Suzdal can be found earlier (especially in the Tale of Bygone Years); Therefore, it should be recognized that the recording of events in the land of Suzdal began early. We do not have purely Suzdal chronicles before the Tatars, just as we do not have purely Kyiv ones. The collections that have come down to us are of a mixed nature and are designated by the predominance of events in one or another area.

Chronicles were kept in many cities of the Suzdal land (Vladimir, Rostov, Pereyaslavl); but by many signs it should be recognized that most of the news was recorded in Rostov, which for a long time was the center of education in northeastern Rus'. After the invasion of the Tatars, the Trinity List became almost exclusively Rostov. After the Tatars, in general, the traces of local chronicles become clearer: in the Laurentian list we find a lot of Tver news, in the so-called Tver Chronicle - Tver and Ryazan, in the Sophia Vremennik and Resurrection Chronicle - Novgorod and Tver, in the Nikon Chronicle - Tver, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, etc. All these collections are of Moscow origin (or at least for the most part); original sources - local chronicles - have not survived. Regarding the transition of news in the Tatar era from one area to another, I. I. Sreznevsky made an interesting discovery: in the manuscript of Ephraim the Syrian, he came across a note from a scribe who talks about the attack of Arapsha (Arab Shah), which took place in the year of writing. The story is not finished, but its beginning is literally similar to the beginning of the chronicle story, from which I. I. Sreznevsky correctly concludes that the scribe had the same legend in front of him, which served as material for the chronicler. From fragments partially preserved in Russian and Belarusian chronicles of the 15th-16th centuries, the Smolensk Chronicle is known.

Moscow Chronicles

The chronicles of northeastern Rus' are distinguished by the absence of poetic elements and rarely borrow from poetic legends. “The Tale of the Massacre of Mamayev” is a special work, only included in some collections. From the first half of the 14th century. in most of the northern Russian arches, Moscow news begins to predominate. According to I. A. Tikhomirov, the beginning of the Moscow Chronicle itself, which formed the basis of the vaults, should be considered the news of the construction of the Church of the Assumption in Moscow. The main vaults containing Moscow news are the “Sofia Vremennik” (in its last part), the Resurrection and Nikon Chronicles (also beginning with vaults based on ancient vaults). There is the so-called Lvov Chronicle, a chronicle published under the title: “Continuation of the Nestor Chronicle”, as well as “Russian Time” or the Kostroma Chronicle. The chronicle in the Moscow state increasingly acquired the significance of an official document: already at the beginning of the 15th century. the chronicler, praising the times of “that great Seliverst of Vydobuzhsky, who wrote unadornedly,” says: “our first rulers without anger commanded all the good and bad things that happened to be written.” Prince Yuri Dimitrievich, in his quest for the grand-ducal table, relied on old chronicles in the Horde; Grand Duke John Vasilyevich sent clerk Bradaty to Novgorod to prove to the Novgorodians their lies with the old chroniclers; in the inventory of the royal archive of the times of Ivan the Terrible we read: “black lists and what to write in the chronicler of modern times”; in the negotiations between the boyars and the Poles under Tsar Mikhail it is said: “and we will write this in the chronicler for future generations.” The best example of how carefully one must treat the legends of the chronicle of that time is the news of the tonsure of Salomonia, the first wife of Grand Duke Vasily Ioanovich, preserved in one of the chronicles. Based on this news, Salomonia herself wanted to take a haircut, but the Grand Duke did not agree; in another story, also judging by the solemn, official tone, we read that the Grand Duke, seeing the birds in pairs, thought about Salomonia’s infertility and, after consulting with the boyars, divorced her. Meanwhile, from Herberstein’s narrative we know that the divorce was forced.

Evolution of chronicles

Not all chronicles, however, represent the types of official chronicle. In many, there is occasionally a mixture of official narration and private notes. Such a mixture is found in the story about the campaign of Grand Duke Ivan Vasilyevich to the Ugra, combined with the famous letter of Vasian. Becoming more and more official, the chronicles finally moved into category books. The same facts were entered into the chronicles, only with the omission of small details: for example, stories about the campaigns of the 16th century. taken from grade books; only news of miracles, signs, etc. were added, documents, speeches, and letters were inserted. There were private rank books in which well-born people noted the service of their ancestors for the purposes of localism. Such chronicles also appeared, an example of which we have in the “Norman Chronicles”. The number of individual tales that turn into private notes has also increased. Another way of transmission is to supplement the chronographs with Russian events. Such, for example, is the legend of Prince Kavtyrev-Rostovsky, placed in a chronograph; in several chronographs we find additional articles written by supporters of different parties. Thus, in one of the chronographs of the Rumyantsev Museum there are voices dissatisfied with Patriarch Filaret. In the chronicles of Novgorod and Pskov there are curious expressions of displeasure with Moscow. From the first years of Peter the Great there is an interesting protest against his innovations under the title “Chronicle of 1700”.

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Ukrainian chronicles

Ukrainian (actually Cossack) chronicles date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. V.B. Antonovich explains their late appearance by the fact that these are rather private notes or sometimes even attempts at pragmatic history, and not what we now mean by a chronicle. Cossack chronicles, according to the same scientist, contain mainly the affairs of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and his contemporaries. The most significant of the chronicles are: Lvov, begun in the middle of the 16th century. , brought up to 1649 and outlining the events of Red Rus'; the chronicle of the Samovidets (from to), according to the conclusion of Professor Antonovich, is the first Cossack chronicle, distinguished by the completeness and vividness of the story, as well as reliability; an extensive chronicle of Samuil Velichko, who, serving in the military chancellery, could know a lot; Although his work is arranged by year, it partly has the appearance of a scholarly work; Its disadvantage is considered to be the lack of criticism and florid presentation. The chronicle of the Gadyach colonel Grabyanka begins in 1648 and is completed until 1709; It is preceded by a study about the Cossacks, whom the author derives from the Khazars. The sources were partly the chronicle, and partly, it is assumed, foreigners. In addition to these detailed compilations, there are many short, mainly local chronicles (Chernigov, etc.); there are attempts at pragmatic history (for example, “History of the Russians”) and there are all-Russian compilations: L. Gustynskaya, based on Ipatskaya and continued until the 16th century, Safonovich’s “Chronicle”, “Synopsis”. All this literature ends with the “History of the Russians,” the author of which is unknown. This work more clearly expressed the views of the Ukrainian intelligentsia of the 18th century.

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Bibliography

See Complete Collection of Russian Chronicles

Other editions of Russian chronicles

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Chronicles are ancient Russian writings; they described events year by year, described the life of ordinary people and the princely court, copied legal documents and church texts. They covered different periods for description. In some, the description came from biblical events, and in others, from the settlement of lands by the Slavs. The emergence of the state and the adoption of Christianity are described. They described all the historical events that occurred in Ancient Rus'. Each period described in them, of course, contains elements of ideology and propaganda of unification, descriptions of the merits of the princes. In addition to historical events, there is a description of the state policy and the way of life of the Slavs.
Unlike European chronicles, which are written in Latin, Old Russian chronicles are written in Old Russian. What made them accessible, since in Ancient Rus' there were many men and women trained to read and write, and there were also many very educated people.

Chronicle centers in Ancient Rus'

Various methods of keeping and writing were used in the chronicle. Here, for example, we used lists. These are rewritten copies of ancient chronicles. Changes were made for various reasons. If the prince changed, then it was necessary to glorify the deeds, describe the events of past years in a new way, making changes, taking into account new events. This was also done to introduce religious aspects into the writing.

The concept of “corpora” or “consolidated chronicles” is also used. The chronicle of Ancient Rus' is a description of what is happening chronologically. The description takes place from the point of view of the ruling class; the entire process of chronicling was under the control of the authorities. Ideology played an important role.

Kiev-Pechersk Monastery - the center of chronicle writing

This place has always been the main shrine and pride. It was here that many of the brightest and most worthy people lived, dressing as monks, after cutting their hair, moving away from the bustle of the world and the blessings of life, completely devoting themselves to the affairs of God. This is not only a shrine, but also a center of enlightenment. And later - the main concentration of chronicle writing. It was within these walls that the chronicle “The Tale of Bygone Years” was compiled and recorded for a long time. And the monk Nestor, who created this and a number of other significant works, lived here, doing many holy deeds, for 41 years. He, together with other monks, compiled a scripture about the Old Russian Church, described all the important church events and gave a description of its features in Rus'. After his death, his incorrupt body was transferred and still rests in the cave of the Lavra.
The Vydubetsky Monastery also plays a special role. Within the walls of the Vydubetskaya shrine, Hegumen Matthew was engaged in maintaining the Kyiv vault, in which he chronolized events in the period 1118-1198. Gave them a very accurate description and disclosure, without distorting the facts. This work is also one of the written monuments, which plays an important role in the study of the history of our ancestors. It became a logical continuation of the chronicle “The Tale of Bygone Years.”

The Kiev model of keeping formed the basis for the creation and application of principles in writing chronicles. This is where the rules and methods are based.

What were the names of the centers of chronicle writing in Ancient Rus':

  • Novgorod
  • Vladimir-Suzdal
  • Galicia-Volynsky

Novgorod Chronicle Center

Novgorod was the largest city with a developed structure, so it became a center for chronicling. A description of the city can be seen in the “Tale of Ancient Years” for the year 859. In the 11th century, Yaroslav the Wise, having ascended the throne, did not stay in Kyiv; his court spent 10 years in Novgorod. All this time the city was considered virtually the capital of Rus'.

Compilation began in the 11th century with the writing of the first Novgorod Chronicle. In total, four of them were created, but the rest were written later. It included:

  • Brief description of “Russian Truth”
  • Brief description of the legal collection
  • Description of ongoing events and processes

Vaults were also built here, led by the mayor Ostromir. But history has not left us any information about him.

Vladimir-Suzdal Chronicle Center

The Vladimir Church is the place where the monks were engaged in keeping chronicles. Chronicle collections, the earliest of those that have come down to us, there are two of them, compiled from 1177-1193, describe the “Chronicle of Pereyaslavl Russian”. They covered politics, church life, and described life and main events at the princely court. Everything was presented and interpreted from the point of view of the church. Only at the beginning of the 12th century did chronicles begin to be written at the princely court.

Galicia-Volyn Chronicle Center

For these lands, the confrontation between princely and boyar power has always been a big problem. The chronicles were created at court, so the main idea when writing was strong and fair princely power, and the complete opposite - boyar power. Perhaps the chronicle was written by warriors. They described events as separate fragments and descriptions. They stood on the side of the princely power, so the idea of ​​fighting the boyars, a negative description of their desire for power, runs through the chronicle.

The Galician-Volyn Chronicle dates back to a later period, approximately 1201-1291. She entered the Ipatiev Vault. Later it was drawn up in the form of a chronology; before registration it consisted of parts:

  1. Galician Chronicle, compiled in Galicia in 1201-1261.
  2. Volyn Chronicle, compiled in Volyn 1262-1291.

Main feature: church events and way of life were not described.

The first ancient Russian chronicle

The oldest Russian chronicle was called “The Tale of Bygone Years.” Created in the 12th century. This is a consistent chronological description of events on the territory of Rus', the place of creation is the city of Kyiv. It was redone an unknown number of times, but no fundamental changes were made. In any case, this version is officially considered correct.
Contains descriptions up to 1137, but dates back to 852. Consists of a large number of articles of different nature. And each one contains a description of a specific year. The number of articles coincides with the number of years described. As a rule, each section begins with a phrase in the form: “In the summer of such and such” and then there is a description, excerpts from important documents or in the form of legends. It got its name because of the phrase that appears at the beginning - “The Tale of Bygone Years.”

The oldest chronicle, the most ancient Russian chronicle, “The Tale of Bygone Years,” which has survived to this day, was rewritten by the monk Lawrence and dates back to the 14th century. The original chronicle, unfortunately, is lost forever. Now later versions have been found with various modifications by other authors.
At the moment there are many versions of the history of the chronicle. If you believe them, then it was completed in 1037, and the author is still the monk Nestor. It was even rewritten under Nestor, because he made changes there to add Christian ideology, and additions of a political nature were also made. Ideology, even in those days, was an important tool for strengthening princely power. Other versions say the date of creation is 1100. It is generally accepted that the oldest Russian chronicle of the beginning of the 12th century. is "The Tale of Bygone Years".

The distinctive feature is that it contains a structured description of events and does not try to interpret them in one’s own way. The Will of God came first; its existence explained many events. The cause-and-effect relationship was not interesting and was not reflected in the work. The genre of the Tale of Bygone Years was open; it could include anything, from various legends to weather reports. The chronicle had legal force on a par with the set of officially accepted documents.

The purpose of writing the first ancient Russian chronicle, called “The Tale of Bygone Years,” was to clarify the roots of the Russian people, the philosophy of Christianity and a description of the valiant princely power. It begins with a story and discussion about the origin and settlement. The Russian people are shown as descendants of Noah's son, Japheth. The basis to which most of it is subordinated consists of legends about the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, about wars and brave heroes. The ending consists of battle stories from the princes' obituaries.
“The Tale of Bygone Years” is the first important document that described the history of Rus' from its very beginning. It played a very important role in further historical research and is a very important source of knowledge about our ancestors.

Old Russian chroniclers

Nowadays, information about chroniclers is collected bit by bit. The centers of their writing were, as a rule, temples. Chroniclers of Ancient Rus', names: Nestor and Hegumen Matthew. These are some of the first chroniclers; others appeared later. Initially, chronicles were written almost everywhere only in churches, and later at princely courts. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the life of Jehumn Matthew, except that he was engaged in chronicle writing at the Vydubetsky Monastery.

We know little more about Nestor the chronicler. While still a seventeen-year-old teenager, he received monastic rank from Theodosius of Pechersk. He came to the monastery already a literate and educated person; there were many teachers in Kyiv who could teach him. In addition to “The Tale of Bygone Years,” Nestor left us a lot of works, one of them: “The Biography of Theodosius of Pechersk,” which he often saw as a novice. In 1196, he witnessed the destruction of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. In his last works, he raised topics about the unity of Rus' with Christianity. Death overtook the chronicler at the age of 65.

Conclusion

Chronicles, summary chronicles and chronicle lists have only partially survived to this day, which help in studying the history of the ancient Slavs, political events, and the way of life of both the common people and the princely court.

Pre-Mongol Rus' in the chronicles of the V-XIII centuries. Gudz-Markov Alexey Viktorovich

Old Russian chronicles

Old Russian chronicles

The most important source of information when considering the history of Ancient Rus' will be the chronicle code, created over several centuries by a galaxy of brilliant chroniclers. The later known chronicles of Rus' are based on a code called “The Tale of Bygone Years.”

Academician A. A. Shakhmatov and a number of scientists who studied ancient Russian chronicles proposed the following sequence of creation and authorship of the Tale.

Around 997, under Vladimir I, possibly at the Tithe Cathedral Church of Kyiv, the oldest chronicle collection was created. At the same time, epics were born in Rus' that glorified Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya.

In the 11th century in Kyiv they continued to chronicle. And in Novgorod in the 11th century. The Ostromir Chronicle was created. A. A. Shakhmatov wrote about the Novgorod chronicle code of 1050. It is believed that its creator was the Novgorod mayor Ostromir.

In 1073, the abbot of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Nikon continued the chronicle and, apparently, edited it.

In 1093, Ivan, abbot of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery, added to the vault.

The monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Nestor brought the history of Rus' up to 1112 and completed the code in the rebellious year 1113.

Nestor was succeeded by the abbot of the Kyiv Vydubitsky monastery Sylvester. He worked on the chronicle until 1116, but finished it with the events of February 1111.

After 1136, the once united Rus' broke up into a number of practically independent principalities. Along with the episcopal see, each principality wished to have its own chronicle. The chronicles were based on a single ancient code.

The most important for us will be those compiled in the 14th century. Ipatiev and Laurentian chronicles.

The Ipatiev List is based on the “Tale of Bygone Years,” the events of which are brought up to 1117. Further, the list includes all-Russian news, and they relate more to the events that took place in 1118–1199. in Southern Rus'. The chronicler of this period is believed to have been the Kiev abbot Moses.

The third part of the Ipatiev List presents a chronicle of events that took place in Galicia and Volyn up to 1292.

The Laurentian list was rewritten for Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Suzdal in 1377. In addition to the Tale, the events of which are brought up to 1110, the list includes a chronicle outlining the history of the Rostov-Suzdal lands.

In addition to the two named lists, we will repeatedly resort to data from other, very numerous lists that make up the pantheon of monuments of ancient Russian chronicles. By the way, ancient Russian literature, including chronicles, was the richest and most extensive in Europe of the early Middle Ages.

The texts of the chronicle in Book Two, taken from the Ipatiev List, are given according to the edition: Complete Collection of Russian Chronicles, 1962, vol. 2. If the given chronicle text is not taken from the Ipatiev List, its affiliation is specifically indicated.

When presenting the events of ancient Russian history, we will adhere to the chronology adopted by the chroniclers, so as not to confuse the reader in numerical calculations. However, sometimes it will be pointed out that the dates given by the chronicler do not correspond to reality, if such a discrepancy occurs. The New Year in Kievan Rus was celebrated in March, with the birth of the new moon.

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2. Chronicles During the period under review, no significant changes or new phenomena were observed in the chronicles compared to the previous time. In those old chronicle centers where the chronicle was preserved even after the Mongol-Tatar invasion,

From the book Old Russian Literature. 18th century literature author Prutskov N I

2. Chronicle writing In the years immediately preceding the Battle of Kulikovo and after it, at the end of the 14th - first half of the 15th century, Russian chronicle writing flourished. At this time, numerous chronicles were created, chronicles of different cities, including warring ones

From the book Ancient Rus'. IV–XII centuries author Team of authors

Ancient Russian state In the distant past, the ancestors of Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians formed a single people. They came from related tribes who called themselves “Slavs” or “Slovenians” and belonged to the branch of the Eastern Slavs. They had a single - Old Russian

From the book Interrupted History of the Rus [Connecting Divided Eras] author Grot Lidia Pavlovna

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author Tolochko Petr Petrovich

2. Kiev chronicle of the 11th century. Kiev chronicle of the 11th century. if not contemporary with the events described, then closer to them than the chronicles of the 10th century. It is already marked by the presence of the author, enlivened by the names of writers or compilers. Among them is Metropolitan Hilarion (author

From the book Russian Chronicles and Chroniclers of the 10th–13th centuries. author Tolochko Petr Petrovich

5. Kiev chronicle of the 12th century. The direct continuation of the “Tale of Bygone Years” is the Kiev Chronicle of the late 12th century. In historical literature it is dated differently: 1200 (M. D. Priselkov), 1198–1199. (A. A. Shakhmatov), ​​1198 (B. A. Rybakov). Concerning

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From the book Source Studies author Team of authors

1.1. Chronicles Chronicles are rightfully considered one of the most important sources for the study of Ancient Rus'. More than 200 lists of them are known, a significant part of which was published in the “Complete Collection of Russian Chronicles.” Each chronicle list has a conventional name.

Long before the formation of Kievan Rus, the ancient Slavs had one of the largest state formations, which, according to scientists, existed from 1600 to 2500 thousand years and was destroyed by the Goths in 368 AD.

The chronicle of the ancient Slavic state was almost forgotten thanks to the German professors who wrote Russian history and set as their goal to rejuvenate the history of Rus', to show that the Slavic peoples were supposedly pristine, not stained by the actions of the Russians, Antes, barbarians, Vandals and Scythians, whom the whole world remembered very well . The goal is to tear Rus' away from the Scythian past. Based on the work of German professors, a domestic historical school arose. All history textbooks teach us that before baptism, wild tribes lived in Rus' - pagans.

Russian way to heaven

Did you know that in ancient times the greatest peak of Europe and Russia - Elbrus - was called Mount Alatyr, which, like the famous Smorodina River and the Kalinov Bridge, turned out to be not a fairy-tale, but a very real landmark of the Elbrus region? It also turned out that by trusting the epic landmarks, you can find... the road to heaven.

16 centuries ago, beyond the ridges of the Ciscaucasia, there was a civilization whose level of development was comparable to Greco-Roman antiquity. That country was called Ruskolan.

Its capital was the city of Kiyar, or Kyiv Antsky, founded 1300 years before the fall of Ruskolani. The prosperous country was ravaged by the Goths, who were brought to these lands by King Germanarich. Although he himself was killed at the beginning of the war, it was his son who brought the matter to a victorious end. For many years he tormented Ruskolan with raids, until the prosperous and fertile lands were completely devastated.

The ruler of Ruskolani, Prince Busa Beloyar, was crucified to a rock on the bank of the Terek, and people loyal to him were walled up alive in a crypt. This happened on the day of the vernal equinox in 368. Facts prove that Bus Beloyar and his country are not a myth. In the 18th century, 20 km from Pyatigorsk, in one of the ancient mounds on the banks of the Etoka River, a necropolis and a monument erected in honor of the Slavic prince Bus were discovered. The name of Bus Beloyar is mentioned in “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign.”

Gothic maidens at the edge

Seas of blue live.

Playing with Russian gold,

Busovo time is being sung.

"The Tale of Igor's Campaign"

STATE OF RUSKOLAN

Ruskolan is one of the large state formations of the Slavs in the Azov region, which existed 16 centuries ago, whose history is completely forgotten thanks to the German professors who wrote Russian history for Peter I.

The state of Ruskolan was located behind the ridges of the Ciscaucasia, on the territory that later became part of the Great Budgaria of Kurbat: from the Kuban and Terek, a pastoral plain, indented by wide river valleys and ravines, gradually rises to the Forward Range. The forest rises along them almost to the foot of Elbrus. In the valleys there are dozens of ancient settlements, where no archaeologist's shovel has ever sounded. On the banks of the Etoko River, the grave of the legendary Prince Ruskolani Bus Beloyar has been preserved.

This land is the origin of the Slavic people who called themselves Cherkassy, ​​known from Cherkasy lanes in Moscow, the cities of Cherkassk and Novocherkassk. Judging by Vatican sources, Cherkassy was inhabited by Pyatigorye and the Tmutarakan principality, and is now known as “Cossacks”.

The word “Ruskolan” has the syllable “lan”, which is present in the words “hand”, “valley” and means: space, territory, place, region. Subsequently, the syllable “lan” was transformed into land. Sergei Lesnoy in his book “Where are you from, Rus'?” says the following: “With regard to the word “Ruskolun”, it should be noted that there is also a variant “Ruskolan”. If the latter option is more correct, then the word can be understood differently: “Russian doe.” Lan - field. The whole expression: “Russian field.” In addition, Lesnoy makes the assumption that there was a word “cleaver”, which probably meant some kind of space. It is also found in other verbal environments.

The ruler of Ruskolani was Bus from the Beloyar family. In the Gothic and Yaart epics he is mentioned under the name Baksaka (Bus-Busan-Baksan), in the Byzantine chronicles - Bozh.

Ruskolan fought with the Goths of Germanarich. In this war Germanarich was killed and his place was taken by his son. As a result of the many-year war, Ruskolan was defeated, and the ruler of Ruskolan, Bus Beloyar, the last elected prince of the Rus, was crucified by the Goths, as evidenced in the Gothic, Nart and Russian epics…. According to some sources, Bus, like Prometheus, was nailed to the rocks on the banks of the Terek, and his entourage was buried alive in a rock crypt. According to other sources Bus and his closest assistants were crucified on crosses.

Bus Beloyar was crucified, according to the tablets of the Book of Veles, by Amal Vend. This was Vend from the Amal family, in whose veins Venedian and German blood merged.

This happened on the day of the vernal equinox in 368. The surviving princes tore Rus' into many small principalities, and against the decisions of the veche, they established the transfer of power by inheritance. Avars and Khazars passed through the lands of Ruskolani. But the territory of Ruskolani, Tamatarkha, Tmutarakan, Taman were still considered Slavic principalities.

In the fight against the Khazar yoke (V-VIII centuries), Rus', which almost never had a permanent army, had only one way to win: to unite, but each of the hereditary princes sought to do this under their own leadership. Until one was found, elected from the Wends (Vends, Wends, Vins, Vens) prince, who himself proclaimed himself to be the follower of Arius and Trojan, for which he received the name from the people: Prince Samo. He not only united the Slavs, but under his skillful leadership (which lasted 30 years), Rus' defeated almost all of its enemies and regained the lands lost due to civil strife. However, after his death, Ruskolan fell apart again. The next attempt to unite the Slavs and restore veche rule and the selectivity of the princes was made by the Novgorod elect: princes Bravlin I and II. However, the people united and talentedly controlled by them, after their departure, again divided into clans, and again fell into a state of tug of war for power.

Ruler of Ruskolani Bus Beloyar

Bus Beloyar is the Grand Duke of Vedic Rus', heir to the throne of Ruskolani - Antia. Born April 20, 295 AD. According to the Vedic calculation of time - 21 Beloyars, 2084 of the Trojan centuries.

Caucasian legends say that Bus was the eldest son. In addition, his father had seven sons and one daughter.

According to various signs that occurred at the birth of Bus, the wise men predicted that he would complete the Svarog Circle.

Bus was born, just like Kolyada and Kryshen. At his birth, a new star also appeared - a comet. This is mentioned in the ancient Slavic manuscript of the 4th century “Boyanov Hymn”, which tells about the star Chigir - the eel (Halley’s comet), according to which, at the birth of the prince, astrologers predicted his great future:

About Bus - the father of the young sorcerer,

about how he fought, defeating enemies,

sang the sorcerer Zlatogor.

Zlatogorov's hymns -

truly you are good!

He sang like Chegir the star

flew in the fire like a dragon,

shining with green light.

And forty wise men and sorcerers,

looking into the hundred years, we saw clearly,

that the sword of Yar Bus is glorious to Kyiv!

The Beloyar clan originated from the combination of the Beloyar clan, who lived near the White Mountain since ancient times, and the Ariya Osednya clan (Yar clan) at the very beginning of the Beloyar era.

The power of the Ancestors of Bus Beloyar extended from Altai, Zagros, to the Caucasus. Bus was the throne name of the Saka and Slavic princes.

Bus, his brothers and sister were born in the sacred city of Kiyara - Kyiv Antsky (Sar - city) near Elbrus, founded 1300 years before the fall of Ruskolani. The Magi taught Busa and the brothers the wisdom of the Ants from sacred books that were kept in ancient temples. According to legend, these temples were built many thousands of years ago by the wizard Kitovras (who was also known to the Celts under the name Merlin) and Gamayun at the behest of the Sun God. Bus and the brothers were initiated. At first they walked the path of Knowledge, they were novices and students. Having passed this path, they became witches - that is, those in charge, those who know the Vedas perfectly. Bus and Zlatogor, named after the Golden Mountain of Alatyr, rose to the highest degree, to the degree of Pobud (Buday), that is, the awakened and awakening, spiritual teacher and evangelist of the will of the Gods.

The great cultural act of the prince-magician was the reform and ordering of the calendar. Bus improved the already existing calendar, based on the “Star Book of Kolyada” (Kolyada - gift, calendar). We still live according to the Busa calendar, because Many Christian holidays (to put it mildly) are borrowed from the past and used to have a Vedic meaning. Having given a new meaning to the ancient holiday, Christians did not change the original dates.

And these initial dates had astrological content. They were tied to the dates of passage of the brightest stars through the prime meridian (direction north). From the time of Bus to this day, the dates of celebrations in the folk calendar coincide with the star dates of 368 AD. The Busa calendar merged with the Orthodox folk calendar, which determined the way of life of Russian people for centuries.

Prince Bus not only defended Ruskolan, he also continued the ancient tradition of peaceful trade relations with neighboring peoples and great civilizations of that time.

Bus left a great legacy for the Russian people. These are the Russian lands that were defended then, this is the Bus calendar, these are the songs of Bus’s son, Boyan, and his brother, Zlatogor, which have come down to us as folk songs and epics. From this tradition grew the “Tale of Igor’s Campaign.”

Bus laid the foundation for the Russian national spirit. He left us a legacy of Rus' - earthly and heavenly.

Death of Bus Beloyar

The year 368, the year of the crucifixion of Prince Bus, has an astrological meaning. This is a milestone. The end of the era of Beloyar (Aries) and the beginning of the era of Rod (Pisces). The Great Day of Svarog, which is also called the Year of Svarog, has ended.

And now wave after wave of foreigners are coming to Rus' - Goths, Huns, Heruls, Iazyges, Hellenes, Romans. The old one stopped and the New Kolo of Svarog began to rotate.

The Night of Svarog has arrived (Winter of Svarog). The Invocation of Vyshnya - Kryshen, or Dazhbog, must be crucified. And power at the beginning of the era passes to the Black God (Chernobog).

In the era of Pisces or in the era of Rod (according to the songs - turning into Pisces), the collapse of the old world and the birth of a new one take place.

In the era of Aquarius, which awaits us ahead, the Roof pours onto the Earth from a bowl filled with honey Surya, Vedic Knowledge. People are returning to their roots, to the Faith of their Ancestors.

According to Caucasian legend, the Antes were defeated because Bus Beloyar did not take part in the general prayer. But he did not do this, because he understood the inevitability of defeat, the night of Svarog came.

On the same night that Bus was crucified, a total eclipse occurred. The Earth was also shaken by a monstrous earthquake (the entire Black Sea coast shook, there was destruction in Constantinople and Nicaea).

In the same year, the court poet and educator of the emperor’s son, Decillus Magnus Ausonius, wrote the following poems:

Between the Scythian rocks

There was a dry cross for the birds,

From which from the body of Prometheus

Bloody dew oozed.

This is a trace of the fact that in those years they talked about the crucifixion of Bus in Rome.

In the minds of people of that time, the images of Prometheus, Bus and Christ were combined into one whole.

The pagans in Rome saw in Busa the crucified Prometheus, the early Christians saw in him the new incarnation of Christ the Savior, who, like Jesus, was resurrected on Sunday. The date of Bus's resurrection is considered to be March 23, 368.

The Slavs, who remained faithful to the ancient Tradition of their Ancestors, saw in Busa the third descent of the Almighty to Earth:

Ovsen-Tausen paved the bridge,

not a simple bridge with railings -

star bridge between reality and navyu.

Three Vyshnya will ride

among the stars on the bridge.

The first is the Roof God,

and the second is Kolyada,

The third will be Bus Beloyar.

“The Book of Kolyada”, X d

Apparently, the symbol of the cross itself entered the Christian tradition after the crucifixion of Bus. The Canon of the Gospels was established after the 4th century and was based incl. and on oral traditions that then circulated among Christian communities, incl. and Scythian. In those legends, the images of Christ and Bus Beloyar were already mixed.

Thus, the canonical Gospels nowhere say that Christ was crucified on the cross. Instead of the word “cross” (kryst), the word “stavros” is used there, which means a pillar, and it does not speak of crucifixion, but of pillaring (in addition, in the Acts of the Apostles 10:39 it is said that Christ was “hanged on the tree"). The words “cross” and “crucifixion” appear only in translations from Greek. It is likely that the distortion of the original texts during translation, and then the iconography (for there are no early Christian crucifixes), was influenced by the Slavic-Scythian tradition. The meaning of the original Greek text was well known in Greece itself (Byzantium), but after appropriate reforms in the modern Greek language, unlike the previous custom, the word “stavros” took on, in addition to the meaning of “pillar,” also the meaning of “cross.”

The bodies of Bus and other princes were removed from the crosses on Friday. Then they were taken to their homeland. According to Caucasian legend, eight pairs of oxen brought the body of Bus and other princes to their homeland. Bus's wife ordered a mound to be built over their grave on the banks of the Etoko River, a tributary of Podkumka (30 kilometers from Pyatigorsk) and erected a monument made by Greek craftsmen on the mound. The fact that there was once a large city in the Pyatigorsk region is evidenced by two thousand mounds and the remains of temples at the foot of Mount Beshtau. The monument was discovered in the 18th century and back in the 19th century, on the mound one could see a statue of Bus with ancient words written on it:

O-oh haie! Wait! Sar!

Believe! Sar Yar Bus - Gods Bus!

Bus - God's Rus' will come! -

God Bus! Yar Bus!

5875, 31 lute.

Now the statue is in the storerooms of the Historical Museum in Moscow, and now no one says that it belongs to Bus (although many scientists spoke about this in the last century). No one risks translating a runic inscription...

Bus's wife, in order to perpetuate the memory of Bus, ordered the Altud River to be renamed Baksan (Busa River).

The transformation of Bus took place forty days later on Faf-mountain, or White Mountain Alatyr. And so Bus Beloyar, like Kryshen and Kolyada, ascended the White Mountain (Elbrus) on the fortieth day and became the Pobud of God's Rus', sat down at the throne of the Most High.

Scientific research. A fairy tale.

In addition to the mention of Kiyar the Ancient, the capital of the Ruskolan state, historians' studies speak of the Temple of the Treasury of the Sun, located in the Elbrus region, on the top of Mount Tuzuluk, on the territory of the state. The foundation of an ancient structure was discovered on the mountain. Its height is about 40m, and the diameter of the base is 150m: the ratio is the same as that of the Egyptian pyramids and other religious buildings of antiquity.

There are many obvious and not at all random patterns in the parameters of the mountain and the temple. In general, the observatory-temple was created according to a “standard” design and, like other Cyclopean structures - Stonehenge and Arkaim - was intended to determine the most important dates in world history. In such observatories, the Magi determined the end and beginning of the zodiacal eras. In the legends of many peoples there is evidence of the construction on the sacred Mount Alatyr (modern name - Elbrus) of this majestic structure, revered by all ancient peoples. There are mentions of it in the national epic of the Greeks, Arabs, and European peoples. For example, according to Zoroastrian and Old Russian legends, this temple was captured by Rus (Rustam) in the second millennium BC. e. The temple of the Sun is also mentioned by the geographer Strabo, placing in it the sanctuary of the Golden Fleece and the oracle of Eetus. Detailed descriptions of this temple and confirmation that astronomical observations were carried out there were found. The Sun Temple was a real paleoastronomical observatory of antiquity. Priests with Vedic knowledge created such observatory temples and studied stellar science. There, not only dates for farming were calculated, but, most importantly, the most important milestones in world and spiritual history were determined.

This information interested modern researchers, who in the summer of 2002 organized the scientific expedition “Caucasian Arkaim-2002”. The expedition members decided to expand the data about the Sun Temple obtained by the 2001 scientific expedition. Based on the data obtained as a result of topographic and geodetic studies of the area, recording astronomical events, the expedition participants made preliminary conclusions that are fully consistent with the results of the 2001 expedition, based on the results of which in March 2002. a report was made at a meeting of the Astronomical Society at the State Astronomical Institute in the presence of employees of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the State Historical Museum, and a positive conclusion was received.

But the most amazing discoveries were hidden on the ancient mountain roads along which heroes, heroes and Narts (a fearless people of mighty warriors, called upon to cleanse this world of everything that bothers people) walked to the sacred country of Iriy - the Slavic paradise. According to ancient legends, in order to get to Iriy, it was necessary to cross the Valley of Death, cross the Kalinov Bridge and defeat the “Navi dragons” guarding the path from the kingdom of the dead to the fertile lands. The legendary Valley of Death is hidden behind the Chatkara Pass, whose name translates as black. Even the sand here is black! And the plateau itself resembles a gloomy refuge for trolls: the lifeless desert is crossed by a frozen lava flow, in which the Kyzylsu River, the Red or Fire River, has cut its channel. But it has another name, derived from the word “smaga” (fire): Currant - the river of death, separating Yav and Nav, the world of the living - and the world of the dead. Fairy tales say that the only way to cross Smorodina is through the Kalinov Bridge, where the battles between the heroes and the fire-breathing guardians of the kingdom of the dead took place. Imagine - such a passage really exists! Where Kyzylsu breaks through a frozen lava flow and falls into a gloomy gorge with the Sultan waterfall, a water-washed lava plug has formed, hanging like a narrow ribbon over the very abyss!

And next to the Kalinov Bridge there is a giant stone head. This is the son of the god of the underworld and the guardian of the Kalinov Bridge. Behind the ominous rocks and dead lands, surrounded on all sides by inaccessible mountains and bottomless cliffs, lies the vast Irahityuz tract, sparkling with greenery and strewn with flowers, and the Irahitsyrt plateau, which means “The Highest Pasture”, or “Field of the Highest”. Or heavenly lands. The chain of amazing coincidences does not end there! Because someone walking along the path of fairy-tale heroes can drink water from the rivers Adyrsu and Adylsu, which translated means living and dead...

Should we trust textbooks that have been rewritten more than once even in our memory? And is it worth trusting textbooks that contradict many facts that say that before baptism, in Rus' there was a huge state with many cities and towns (Country of Cities), a developed economy and crafts, with its own unique Culture.

Mikhailo Vasilyevich Lomonosov fought alone against the German professorship, arguing that the history of the Slavs goes back to ancient times.

The ancient Slavic state RUSKOLAN occupied lands from the Danube and the Carpathians to the Crimea, the North Caucasus and the Volga, and the subject lands captured the Trans-Volga and South Ural steppes.

The Scandinavian name for Rus' sounds like Gardarika - a country of cities. Arab historians also write about the same thing, numbering Russian cities in the hundreds. At the same time, claiming that in Byzantium there are only five cities, the rest are “fortified fortresses.” In ancient documents, the state of the Slavs is referred to as Scythia and Ruskolan. In his works, Academician B.A. Rybakov, the author of the books “Paganism of the Ancient Slavs” 1981, “Paganism of Ancient Rus'” 1987, and many others, writes that the state of Ruskolan was the bearer of the Chernyakhov archaeological culture and experienced a heyday in the Trojan centuries (I-IV centuries AD. ). To show the level of scientists who studied ancient Slavic history, let us cite who Academician B.A. was. Rybakov.

Boris Aleksandrovich Rybakov headed the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences for 40 years, was director of the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician-secretary of the Department of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, honorary member of the Czechoslovak, Polish and Bulgarian Academies of Sciences, emeritus professor of Moscow University. M. V. Lomonosov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Honorary Doctor of the Krakow Jagiellonian University.

The word “Ruskolan” has the syllable “lan”, which is present in the words “hand”, “valley” and means: space, territory, place, region. Subsequently, the syllable “lan” was transformed into the European land - country. Sergei Lesnoy in his book “Where are you from, Rus'?” says the following: “With regard to the word “Ruskolun”, it should be noted that there is also a variant “Ruskolan”. If the latter option is more correct, then the word can be understood differently: “Russian doe.” Lan - field. The whole expression: “Russian field.” In addition, Lesnoy makes the assumption that there was a word “cleaver”, which probably meant some kind of space. It is also found in other verbal environments. Historians and linguists also believe that the name of the state “Ruskolan” could come from two words “Rus” and “Alan” after the names of the Rus and Alans who lived in a single state.

Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov had the same opinion, who wrote:

“The same tribe of Alans and Roxolans is clear from many places of ancient historians and geographers, and the difference is that Alans are the common name of an entire people, and Roxolans are a word derived from their place of residence, which, not without reason, is derived from the River Ra, as among ancient writers is known as Volga (VolGa).”

The ancient historian and scientist Pliny places the Alans and Roxolans together. Roksolane, by the ancient scientist and geographer Ptolemy, is called Alanorsi by figurative addition. The names Aorsi and Roxane or Rossane from Strabo - “the exact unity of the Rosses and Alans asserts, to which the reliability is increased, that they were both of the Slavic generation, then that the Sarmatians were of the same tribe from ancient writers and are therefore attested to have the same roots with the Varangian-Russians.”

Let us also note that Lomonosov also refers to the Varangians as Russians, which once again shows the fraud of the German professors, who deliberately called the Varangians a stranger, and not a Slavic people. This manipulation and the birth of a legend about the calling of a foreign tribe to reign in Rus' had a political background so that once again the “enlightened” West could point out to the “wild” Slavs their denseness, and that it was thanks to the Europeans that the Slavic state was created. Modern historians, in addition to adherents of the Norman theory, also agree that the Varangians are precisely a Slavic tribe.

Lomonosov writes:

“According to Helmold’s testimony, the Alans were mixed with the Kurlanders, the same tribe of the Varangian-Russians.”

Lomonosov writes - Varangians-Russians, and not Varangians-Scandinavians, or Varangians-Goths. In all documents of the pre-Christian period, the Varangians were classified as Slavs.

“The Rugen Slavs were called for short the Ranas, that is, from the Ra (Volga) River, and the Rossans. This will be more clearly demonstrated by their resettlement to the Varangian shores. Weissel from Bohemia suggests that the Amakosovians, Alans, and Wends came from the east to Prussia.”

Lomonosov writes about the Rugen Slavs. It is known that on the island of Rügen there was the capital of the Rugians, Arkona, and the largest Slavic pagan temple in Europe, destroyed in 1168. Now there is a Slavic museum there.

Lomonosov writes that it was from the east that Slavic tribes came to Prussia and the island of Rügen and adds:

“Such a resettlement of the Volga Alans, that is, Rossans or Rosses, to the Baltic Sea took place, as can be seen from the evidence given above by the authors, not just once and not in a short time, as is clear from the traces that have remained to this day, with which the names of cities and rivers are honored must"

But let's return to the Slavic state.

The capital of Ruskolani, the city of Kiyar, was located in the Caucasus, in the Elbrus region near the modern villages of Upper Chegem and Bezengi. Sometimes it was also called Kiyar Antsky, named after the Slavic tribe of Ants. The results of the expeditions to the site of the ancient Slavic city will be written at the end. Descriptions of this Slavic city can be found in ancient documents.

“Avesta” in one place talks about the main city of the Scythians in the Caucasus, near one of the highest mountains in the world. And as you know, Elbrus is the highest mountain not only in the Caucasus, but also in Europe in general. “Rigveda” tells about the main city of the Rus, all on the same Elbrus.

Kiyara is mentioned in the Book of Veles. Judging by the text, Kiyar, or the city of Kiya the Old, was founded 1300 years before the fall of Ruskolani (368 AD), i.e. in the 9th century BC.

The ancient Greek geographer Strabo, who lived in the 1st century. BC. - early 1st century AD writes about the Temple of the Sun and the sanctuary of the Golden Fleece in the sacred city of the Russians, in the Elbrus region, on the top of Mount Tuzuluk.

In the legends of many peoples there is evidence of the construction on the sacred Mount Alatyr (modern name - Elbrus) of this majestic structure, revered by all ancient peoples. There are mentions of it in the national epic of the Greeks, Arabs, and European peoples. According to Zoroastrian legends, this temple was captured by Rus (Rustam) in Usenem (Kavi Useinas) in the second millennium BC. Archaeologists officially note at this time the emergence of the Koban culture in the Caucasus and the appearance of the Scythian-Sarmatian tribes.

The temple of the Sun is also mentioned by the geographer Strabo, placing in it the sanctuary of the Golden Fleece and the oracle of Eetus. There are detailed descriptions of this temple and evidence that astronomical observations were carried out there.

The Sun Temple was a veritable paleoastronomical observatory of antiquity. Priests who had certain knowledge created such observatory temples and studied stellar science. There, not only dates for farming were calculated, but, most importantly, the most important milestones in world and spiritual history were determined.

The Arab historian Al Masudi described the Temple of the Sun on Elbrus as follows: “In the Slavic regions there were buildings revered by them. Among the others they had a building on a mountain, about which philosophers wrote that it was one of the highest mountains in the world. There is a story about this building: about the quality of its construction, about the arrangement of its different stones and their different colors, about the holes made in the upper part of it, about what was built in these holes for observing the sunrise, about the precious stones placed there and the signs marked in it, which indicate future events and warn against incidents before their implementation, about the sounds heard in the upper part of it and about what befalls them when listening to these sounds.”

In addition to the above documents, information about the main ancient Slavic city, the Temple of the Sun and the Slavic state as a whole is in the Elder Edda, in Persian, Scandinavian and ancient Germanic sources, in the Book of Veles. If you believe the legends, near the city of Kiyar (Kiev) there was the sacred Mount Alatyr - archaeologists believe that it was Elbrus. Next to it was the Iriysky, or Garden of Eden, and the Smorodina River, which separated the earthly and afterlife worlds, and connected Yav and Nav (that Light) Kalinov Bridge.

This is how the Gothic historian of the 4th century Jordanes talks about two wars between the Goths (an ancient Germanic tribe) and the Slavs, the invasion of the Goths into the ancient Slavic state, in his book “History of the Goths”. In the middle of the 4th century, the Gothic king Germanarech led his people to conquer the world. He was a great commander. According to Jordanes, he was compared to Alexander the Great. The same thing was written about Germanarakh and Lomonosov:

“Ermanaric, the Ostrogothic king, for his courage in conquering many northern peoples, was compared by some to Alexander the Great.”

Judging by the evidence of Jordan, the Elder Edda and the Book of Veles, Germanarekh, after long wars, captured almost all of Eastern Europe. He fought along the Volga to the Caspian Sea, then fought on the Terek River, crossed the Caucasus, then walked along the Black Sea coast and reached Azov.

According to the “Book of Veles,” Germanareh first made peace with the Slavs (“drank wine for friendship”), and only then “came against us with a sword.”

The peace treaty between the Slavs and Goths was sealed by the dynastic marriage of the sister of the Slavic prince-tsar Bus - Lebedi and Germanarekh. This was payment for peace, for Hermanarekh was many years old at that time (he died at 110 years old, the marriage was concluded shortly before that). According to Edda, Swan-Sva was wooed by the son of Germanarekh Randver, and he took her to his father. And then Earl Bikki, Germanareh's adviser, told them that it would be better if Randver got the Swan, since both of them were young, and Germanareh was an old man. These words pleased Swan-Sva and Randver, and Jordan adds that Swan-Sva fled from Germanarech. And then Germanareh executed his son and Swan. And this murder was the cause of the Slavic-Gothic War. Having treacherously violated the “peace treaty,” Germanarekh defeated the Slavs in the first battles. But then, when Germanarekh moved into the heart of Ruskolani, the Antes stood in the way of Germanarekh. Germanarekh was defeated. According to Jordan, he was struck in the side by the Rossomons (Ruskolans) - Sar (king) and Ammius (brother). The Slavic prince Bus and his brother Zlatogor inflicted a mortal wound on Germanarech, and he soon died. This is how Jordan, the Book of Veles, and later Lomonosov wrote about it.

"Book of Veles": “And Ruskolan was defeated by the Goths of Germanarech. And he took a wife from our family and killed her. And then our leaders rushed against him and defeated Germanarekh.”

Jordan. “History of the Ready”: “The unfaithful family of Rosomons (Ruskolan) ... took advantage of the following opportunity ... After all, after the king, driven by rage, ordered a certain woman named Sunhilda (Swan) from the named family to be torn apart for treacherous leaving her husband, tied to fierce horses and causing the horses to flee to different sides, her brothers Sar (King Bus) and Ammius (Zlat), taking revenge for the death of their sister, struck Germanarech in the side with a sword.”

M. Lomonosov: “Sonilda, a noble Roksolan woman, Ermanarik ordered to be torn to pieces by horses because her husband ran away. Her brothers Sar and Ammius, avenging the death of their sister, pierced Yermanarik in the side; died of a wound at one hundred and ten years old"

A few years later, the descendant of Germanarech, Amal Vinitarius, invaded the lands of the Slavic tribe of Antes. In the first battle he was defeated, but then “began to act more decisively,” and the Goths, led by Amal Vinitar, defeated the Slavs. The Slavic prince Busa and 70 other princes were crucified by the Goths on crosses. This happened on the night of March 20-21, 368 AD. On the same night that Bus was crucified, a total lunar eclipse occurred. Also, a monstrous earthquake shook the earth (the entire Black Sea coast shook, there was destruction in Constantinople and Nicaea (ancient historians testify to this. Later, the Slavs gathered strength and defeated the Goths. But the former powerful Slavic state was no longer restored.

"Book of Veles": “And then Rus' was defeated again. And Busa and seventy other princes were crucified on crosses. And there was great turmoil in Rus' from Amal Vend. And then Sloven gathered Rus' and led it. And that time the Goths were defeated. And we did not allow the Sting to flow anywhere. And everything worked out. And our grandfather Dazhbog rejoiced and greeted the warriors - many of our fathers who won victories. And there were no troubles and many worries, and so the Gothic land became ours. And so it will remain until the end"

Jordan. "The story is ready": Amal Vinitarius... moved the army into the territory of the Antes. And when he came to them, he was defeated in the first skirmish, then he behaved more bravely and crucified their king named Boz with his sons and 70 noble people, so that the corpses of the hanged would double the fear of the conquered.”

Bulgarian chronicle “Baraj Tarikha”: “Once in the land of the Anchians, the Galidzians (Galicians) attacked Bus and killed him along with all 70 princes.”

The Slavic prince Busa and 70 Gothic princes were crucified in the eastern Carpathians at the sources of the Seret and Prut, on the current border of Wallachia and Transylvania. In those days, these lands belonged to Ruskolani, or Scythia. Much later, under the famous Vlad Dracula, it was at the site of Bus’s crucifixion that mass executions and crucifixions were held. The bodies of Bus and the rest of the princes were removed from the crosses on Friday and taken to the Elbrus region, to Etaka (a tributary of the Podkumka). According to Caucasian legend, the body of Bus and other princes was brought by eight pairs of oxen. Bus's wife ordered a mound to be built over their grave on the banks of the Etoko River (a tributary of Podkumka) and in order to perpetuate the memory of Bus, she ordered the Altud River to be renamed Baksan (Busa River).

Caucasian legend says:

“Baksan (Bus) was killed by the Gothic king with all his brothers and eighty noble Narts. Hearing this, the people gave in to despair: the men beat their chests, and the women tore out the hair on their heads, saying: “Dauov’s eight sons are killed, killed!”

Anyone who has carefully read “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” remembers that it mentions the long-gone Time of Busovo.

The year 368, the year of the crucifixion of Prince Bus, has an astrological meaning. According to Slavic astrology, this is a milestone. On the night of March 20-21, turn 368, the era of Aries ended and the era of Pisces began.

It was after the story of the crucifixion of Prince Bus, which became known in the ancient world and the story of the crucifixion of Christ appeared (borrowed) in Christianity.

The results of the expedition to the site of the capital of the ancient Slavic city of Kiyara in the Elbrus region.

Five expeditions were carried out: in 1851,1881,1914, 2001 and 2002.

In 2001, the expedition was headed by A. Alekseev, and in 2002 the expedition was carried out under the patronage of the State Astronomical Institute named after Shtenberg (SAI), which was supervised by the director of the institute, Anatoly Mikhailovich Cherepashchuk.

Based on the data obtained as a result of topographic and geodetic studies of the area, recording astronomical events, the expedition members made preliminary conclusions that are fully consistent with the results of the 2001 expedition, based on the results of which, in March 2002, a report was made at a meeting of the Astronomical Society at the State Astronomical Institute Institute in the presence of employees of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, members of the International Astronomical Society and the State Historical Museum.

A report was also made at a conference on the problems of early civilizations in St. Petersburg.

What exactly did the researchers find?

Near Mount Karakaya, in the Rocky Range at an altitude of 3,646 meters above sea level between the villages of Upper Chegem and Bezengi on the eastern side of Elbrus, traces of the capital of Ruskolani, the city of Kiyar, were found, which existed long before the birth of Christ, which is mentioned in many legends and epics of different peoples of the world, as well as the oldest astronomical observatory - the Temple of the Sun, described by the ancient historian Al Masudi in his books precisely as the Temple of the Sun.

The location of the found city exactly coincides with the instructions from ancient sources, and later the location of the city was confirmed by the 17th century Turkish traveler Evliya Celebi.

The remains of an ancient temple, caves and graves were discovered on Mount Karakaya. An incredible number of ancient settlements and temple ruins have been discovered, many of which are quite well preserved. In the valley near the foot of Mount Karakaya, on the Bechesyn plateau, menhirs were found - tall man-made stones similar to wooden pagan idols.

On one of the stone pillars the face of a knight is carved, looking straight to the east. And behind the menhir you can see a bell-shaped hill. This is Tuzuluk (“Treasury of the Sun”). At its top you can actually see the ruins of the ancient sanctuary of the Sun. At the top of the hill there is a tour marking the highest point. Then three large rocks, hand-cut. Once upon a time, a slit was cut in them, directed from north to south. Stones were also found laid out like sectors in the zodiac calendar. Each sector is exactly 30 degrees.

Each part of the temple complex was intended for calendar and astrological calculations. In this, it is similar to the South Ural city-temple of Arkaim, which has the same zodiac structure, the same division into 12 sectors. It is also similar to Stonehenge in Great Britain. It is similar to Stonehenge, firstly, by the fact that the axis of the temple is also oriented from north to south, and secondly, one of the most important distinguishing features of Stonehenge is the presence of the so-called “Heel Stone” at a distance from the sanctuary. But there is also a menhir landmark at the Sun Sanctuary on Tuzuluk.

There is evidence that at the turn of our era the temple was plundered by the Bosporan king Pharnaces. The temple was finally destroyed in IV AD. Goths and Huns. Even the dimensions of the temple are known; 60 cubits (about 20 meters) in length, 20 (6-8 meters) in width and 15 (up to 10 meters) in height, as well as the number of windows and doors - 12 according to the number of Zodiac signs.

As a result of the work of the first expedition, there is every reason to believe that the stones on the top of Mount Tuzluk served as the foundation of the Sun Temple. Mount Tuzluk is a regular grassy cone about 40 meters high. The slopes rise to the top at an angle of 45 degrees, which actually corresponds to the latitude of the place, and, therefore, looking along it you can see the North Star. The axis of the temple foundation is 30 degrees with the direction to the Eastern peak of Elbrus. The same 30 degrees is the distance between the axis of the temple and the direction to the menhir, and the direction to the menhir and the Shaukam pass. Considering that 30 degrees - 1/12 of a circle - corresponds to a calendar month, this is not a coincidence. The azimuths of sunrise and sunset on the days of the summer and winter solstice differ by only 1.5 degrees from the directions to the peaks of Kanjal, the “gate” of two hills in the depths of pastures, Mount Dzhaurgen and Mount Tashly-Syrt. There is an assumption that the menhir served as a heel stone in the Temple of the Sun, similar to Stonehenge, and helped predict solar and lunar eclipses. Thus, Mount Tuzluk is tied to four natural landmarks along the Sun and is tied to the Eastern peak of Elbrus. The height of the mountain is only about 40 meters, the diameter of the base is about 150 meters. These are dimensions comparable to the dimensions of the Egyptian pyramids and other religious buildings.

In addition, two square tower-shaped aurochs were discovered at the Kayaeshik pass. One of them lies strictly on the axis of the temple. Here, on the pass, are the foundations of buildings and ramparts.

In addition, in the central part of the Caucasus, at the northern foot of Elbrus, in the late 70s and early 80s of the 20th century, an ancient center of metallurgical production, the remains of smelting furnaces, settlements, and burial grounds were discovered.

Summarizing the results of the work of the expeditions of the 1980s and 2001, which discovered the concentration within a radius of several kilometers of traces of ancient metallurgy, deposits of coal, silver, iron, as well as astronomical, religious and other archaeological objects, we can confidently assume the discovery of one of the most ancient cultural and administrative centers of the Slavs in the Elbrus region.

During expeditions in 1851 and 1914, archaeologist P.G. Akritas examined the ruins of the Scythian Temple of the Sun on the eastern slopes of Beshtau. The results of further archaeological excavations of this sanctuary were published in 1914 in the “Notes of the Rostov-on-Don Historical Society.” There, a huge stone “in the shape of a Scythian cap” was described, installed on three abutments, as well as a domed grotto.

And the beginning of major excavations in Pyatigorye (Kavminvody) was laid by the famous pre-revolutionary archaeologist D.Ya. Samokvasov, who described 44 mounds in the vicinity of Pyatigorsk in 1881. Subsequently, after the revolution, only some mounds were examined; only initial exploration work was carried out on the sites by archaeologists E.I. Krupnov, V.A. Kuznetsov, G.E. Runich, E.P. Alekseeva, S.Ya. Baychorov, Kh.Kh. Bidzhiev and others.

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