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Chapter 79: The Story of Yaroslav

"The Biography of Yaroslav" is a very important historical work in the history of Kievan Rus. It was written in the middle of the eleventh century. The author Rostislav Vladimirovich Rurik is the grand duke who will bring Kievan Rus to its peak in the future.

It is the first biographical history book of Kievan Rus. The whole book takes the life of Yaroslav as the main line, focuses on introducing the martial arts of the Rus ruler, and shows us the social outlook of Kievan Rus from the early to the middle of the eleventh century. .

The narrative of this history book obviously imitates a series of biographies of Byzantium, but the tribute is new and out of the ordinary. Changes show the experience of ordinary people in this era, and make the social picture of Kievan Rus clearer. In that era that focused on rulers and beliefs, systematic depictions of society were very precious.

What's more valuable is that although the author is the grandson of the hero, he is not taboo when describing historical facts. Victory is victory, and failure is failure. Moreover, the author does not forget to analyze the war when describing it, objectively describing victory or defeat. The reason for the failure, the description of the battlefield is an important first-hand historical data for examining the war in that era.

Through the description of Yaroslav's martial arts, the author expounds that Kievan Rus will eventually belong to the future of Christian belief, expresses his yearning for civilization, and expresses the author's own political ideal.

As the earliest history book of Rus, this book is an important material for the study of early Rus. The detailed descriptions of many ethnic groups and societies in Rus society in "Yaroslav Biography" complement the historical details of the Kievan Rus era, and serve as a basis for sociology and folklore research. Although the author is a Christian, he also has a very detailed description of the beliefs of polytheists, and has a respectful attitude.

The most exciting part of the whole book is the Polovt War and the Kyiv riots. As the historical events that the author personally participated in, the author expounds the historical background, social discovery and event context of the outbreak of these two events. The research is of great significance. So far, there will never be a lack of references to these two parts in the social studies of Kievan Rus in the middle period, and the discussion of them will always be one of the themes of Kievan Rus studies.

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