THE RULER OF RUS’ AGAINST THE ISHMAELITES - KIEV AS A SCENE OF APOCALYPTIC WARS IN THE PRIMARY CHRONICLE
This paper argues that the Primary Chronicle of Kiev, written at the beginning of the 12th century, was a full-fledged continuator of the tradition of Christian universal chronicles, where typologies between the historical accidents and those of the sacred texts were made. It is demonstrated how the Chronicle drew its typology from the Revelation of Pseudo-Methodius. This typology fundamentally directed the narrative lay out of the text, presenting its last two Kievan rulers - Svyatopolk Izyaslavich (ruled 1096-1113) and his follower Vladimir Monomakh (ruled 1113-1125) in the role of the Last Emperor in the final battles before the World’s End.