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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.

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It sits within the topics 14th-century books, Cyrillic manuscripts and Epic poems.

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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
Country of origin
Russia
Main subject
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 sections
Contents
  • 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 ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zadonshchina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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