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The book was written as a political [[essay]] by an unknown author at the end of the 18th or early 19th century. It could not have been written before 1792, since it mentions the [[Stone of Tmutarakan|Tmutarkan stone]], which was not discovered until 1792. According to [[Zenon Kohut]], the author of the manuscript was strongly influenced by the events that had taken place after the [[Third Partition of Poland]]. The ”History” circulated in manuscript form for a long time before it was finally published in print in 1846, by [[Osyp Bodianski]] at [[Moscow State University|Moscow University]]. The title page ascribed the work to “[[George (Konissky)|Georgy Konissky]], Belarusian Archbishop”. Subsequently, his authorship was seriously questioned, but the true author has not been established.<ref name=Kohut/> One of the |
The book was written as a political [[essay]] by an unknown author at the end of the 18th or early 19th century. It could not have been written before 1792, since it mentions the [[Stone of Tmutarakan|Tmutarkan stone]], which was not discovered until 1792. According to [[Zenon Kohut]], the author of the manuscript was strongly influenced by the events that had taken place after the [[Third Partition of Poland]]. The ”History” circulated in manuscript form for a long time before it was finally published in print in 1846, by [[Osyp Bodianski]] at [[Moscow State University|Moscow University]]. |
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The title page ascribed the work to “[[George (Konissky)|Georgy Konissky]], Belarusian Archbishop”. Subsequently, his authorship was seriously questioned, but the true author has not been established.<ref name=Kohut/> One of the authors is {{ill|Hryhoriy Poletyka|uk|Полетика Григорій Андрійович|ru|Полетика, Григорий Андреевич}} (1725–1784).<ref name=”Ukreview”/> The ideas and style of the ”History” are similar to the ”Historical Reference”, which Poletyka submitted to Empress [[Catherine II]]. Another candidate (among others) is her Grand Chancellor [[Alexander Bezborodko]].<ref>”Наталія Яковенко” [http://history.franko.lviv.ua/PDF%20Final/Jakovenko.pdf “Нарис історії України з найдавніших часів до кінця ХVІІІ ст.”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111052824/http://history.franko.lviv.ua/PDF%20Final/Jakovenko.pdf |date=2020-11-11 }}, p. 366</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 15 January 2026
Anonymous historico-political treatise
History of the Ruthenians, or Little Russia[a], also known as History of the Rus’ People,[citation needed] is an anonymous historico-political treatise, most likely written at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. It had a great influence on the formation of the Ukrainian national identity and was even named “the most prominent historical work in Ukraine”.[2][3] It was written and originally published in Russian and describes the history of the Ruthenians and their state, Little Russia (Russian: Малоросія, in the terminology of the book), from antiquity to 1769. It mostly focuses on the history of the Zaporizhian Sich and the Cossack Hetmanate.
Authorship and dating
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The book was written as a political essay by an unknown author at the end of the 18th or early 19th century. It could not have been written before 1792, since it mentions the Tmutarkan stone, which was not discovered until 1792. According to Zenon Kohut, the author of the manuscript was strongly influenced by the events that had taken place after the Third Partition of Poland. The History circulated in manuscript form for a long time before it was finally published in print in 1846, by Osyp Bodianski at Moscow University.
The title page ascribed the work to “Georgy Konissky, Belarusian Archbishop”. Subsequently, his authorship was seriously questioned, but the true author has not been established.[3] One of the proposed authors is Hryhoriy Poletyka (1725–1784).[1] The ideas and style of the History are similar to the Historical Reference, which Poletyka submitted to Empress Catherine II. Another candidate (among others) is her Grand Chancellor Alexander Bezborodko.[4]
- Georgy Konissky (Г. Конискій). Исторія Русовъ, или Малой Россіи. Moscow, 1846. (editio princeps)
- Історія Русів. Ukrainian translation by Ivan Drach. Kyiv: Veselka (Веселка), 2003.
- ^ Pre-1918 reform orthography Russian: Исторія Русовъ, или Малой Россіи, romanized: Istoriya Rusovû, ili Maloy Rossiy. Modern Russian: История русов или Малой России, romanized: Istoriya rusov ili Maloy Rossii. Modern
Ukrainian: Історія Русів чи Малої Росії, romanized: Istorija Rusiv chi Maloji Rosiji, or Istoriya Rusiv.[1]
