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History 377: RUSSIA to 1900

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WORKSHEET 1: The Russian Primary Chronicle

Please type your responses to these questions to turn in. 

1. What type of source is this (i.e. when was it written and by whom and how does this influence the text; how close is it chronologically to the events it describes; is it similar to other sources, etc.)?

2. Identify several of the major events and themes discussed in the Chronicle.

3. What does the portrayal of Olga tell us about attitudes toward women at the time?

4. How would you explain the relationship between politics and religion as described in this source (cite at least one example from the text to illustrate your point)?

5. How would you assess the validity of this source?  How else might some of the events discussed be explained/interpreted?

6. How might historians use The Russian Primary Chronicle as an historical source and what can it tell us about early Russia (cite specific information from the text)?