Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)


military novel

The Motive of Divine Intercession in Old Russian Military Novels of the XVth Century

The article analyzes the forms of divine intercession as well as the means of their integration in the text of the military novels; the functions of divine intervention are indicated, both within and without the plot.

A Miracle in the Old Russian Military Novels of the XIV–XVth Centuries

The article reveals the artistic meaning and functions of the miracle in two Old Russian military novels: Chronicle Novel on the Kulikovo field and Novel on the Stand on the Ugra River.