title: The Immortal Host of Prince Igor
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metadata.value: Rostovtsev, Evgeny A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2020-10-19T17:14:32Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-10-19T17:14:32Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-09
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Rostovtsev E.A. The Immortal Host of Prince Igor. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2020, vol. 65, issue 3, рp. 883–903.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu02.2020.311
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/19930
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The attention of the author of this paper is focused on “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” (Slovo o
  polku Igoreve), a famous work of Russian literature. Before the revolution the text was included
  in the school curriculum, and within the period of 1850–1917 its separate editions exceeded
  150. The early Soviet period was marked by a brief decline of the popularity of the “Tale”, but
  since mid-1930s, the number of its separate editions started to grow, and the negative or indifferent comments on Prince Igor Sviatoslavich in Soviet encyclopedias were replaced by the favorable ones. The heroization of its characters during the Great Patriotic War also contributed
  to the popularity of the “Tale”. After the war, “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” was effectively used
  again as a symbol of the unity of three brotherly nations — Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian.
  The celebrations of different anniversaries, such as the 750th anniversary of the “Tale” and
  150th anniversary of its first publication were also typical of the Soviet era. After the collapse
  of the Soviet Union, the “Tale” has become an object of rivalry between Russia and Ukraine.
  Each country claims to be the only true heir of the “Tale”, actively contributing to its popularization via publications, the organization of commemorative events and the introduction of its text into school curriculums. However, further prospects of the “Tale” commemoration-wise
  are quite obscure — the article argues that the “Tale” (as well as many other literary works)
  does not constitute an effective tool for building of national past.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The article is prepared for publication under the patronage of RNF as part of research project
  “‘Mobilized Middle Ages’, focused on the medieval images in the discourses of nation and state building in
  Russia, Central European and Baltic states in the modern and contemporary time”, project No. 16-18-10080.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 65; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: The Tale of Igor’s Campaign
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: historical memory
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: historical policy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: literary works
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the Old Russian book-learning
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Igor Sviatoslavovich Novgorod-Seversky
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Yaroslavna
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Boian
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: memorial places
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The Immortal Host of Prince Igor
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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