The Russian Primary Chronicle, commonly shortened to Primary Chronicle, is a chronicle of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110. It is believed to have been originally compiled in or near Kiev in the 1110s. Tradition ascribed its compilation to the monk Nestor beginning in the 17th century, but this is no longer believed to have been the case.
The Historian Nestor by Leo Mol
Oleg the Wise's campaign against Constantinople during the Rus'–Byzantine War in 907 (from the Radziwill Chronicle
The baptism of Prince Vladimir I in Korsun in 988 (from the Radziwiłł Chronicle
Rus' chronicle or Russian chronicle or Rus' letopis was the primary type of Rus' historical literature. Chronicles were composed from 11th to 18th centuries, generally written in Old East Slavic about Kievan Rus' and subsequent Rus' principalities and histories. Chronicles were one of the leading genres of Old Rus' literature, and were prominent in medieval and early modern Eastern and Central Europe.
Tale of Bygone Years (Primary Chronicle) in Radziwiłł Chronicle of 15th century.
Letopisets. Novoseltsev A. N.
Illustration from the Slavic edition of "Christian Topography". Caption at the bottom: "World on the other side of the door"
Alexey Shakhmatov, creator of a large-scale genealogy of letopis lists
