THE IMAGE OF "TATARS" IN THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE 20S OF THE XIII CENTURY
In this article, based on a comprehensive analysis of Latin written sources and historical literature, the problem of forming the image of the "Mongol conquerors" in the 20s of the XIII century is considered. The author attempts to identify the context and conditions in which the beginning of the European discursive practice of perception was laid in relation to the" unknown "Eastern people, as well as to determine the sources of information about the" Tatars " that European political and religious figures in Western Europe could rely on in the period under review.