JAROSLAV THE WISE AS “EDINOVLASTETS” AND “SAMOVLASTETS”
The article explores the problem of historical and real grounds for denomination ofJaroslav the Wise as “edinovlastets” in the Hipatian copy and “samovlastets” in the Laurentian copy of The Tale of Bygone Years meaning monarch and absolute ruler. A comparative analysis ofboth ofthese copies made it possible to determine that the Hipatian copy contains readings older than those of the Laurentian one. That is why the denomination ofJaroslav the Wise in the Laurentian copy is a later one. An anthropological analysis made it possible to determine that the readings of the Hipatian copy reflected political reality ofJaroslav's reign whereas the readings of the Laurentian copy represented a general definition ofJaroslav's reign after numerous tragic events of the second half of the 11th century after his death.