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CONTENTS

Articles

Igor V. Dubrovski. Three Riddles from Notebook of a Great Person 7

Anna A. Lebedeva. Narrative Strategies in Russian Fantastic Stories of the 1820s 35

Ekaterina I. Vozhik. The Flemish School of Painting and the Language of its Description in the 1830s – 1850s 54

Ruslana E. Tubylevich. The Image of Taidula, the Khan’s Wife, in Vasiliy Lebedev’s historical novel Expiation 80

Irina A. Lobakova. «Depicting not the battle, but the symbol of the battle»: Dmitry S. Likhachev as the author of sketches for The Lay of Igor’s Campaign 95

Invitation for a discussion

Andrej V. Doronin. Was so-called ancient Rus’ really ancient? The question of terms, but not only: an invitation for a discussion 108

Reviews

Svetlana A. Semiachko. In anticipation of the sequel 134

In memoriam

Natalia G. Komelina. In memory of Valeria Igorevna Eremina (1938–2023) 141

List of Abbreviations 148

Authors 149