TO THE PROBLEM OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM OF “STORY OF KILLING ANDREW THE PIOUS”: CHRONOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF TWO EDITED VARIANTS OF STORY AND ESTIMATION OF AUTHOR’S IMPLEMENTATION - ARCHITECT KUZMISHCHE OF KIEV IN THE VARIANTS OF STORY’S TEXT

The author’s style of Kiev architect and gold worker Kuzmishche of Kiev, who is considered to be the author of “Story of Killing Andrew the Pious” is viewed. Components of Kuzmishche of Kiev’s style are defined and the hypothesis that the author of “Story” Kuzmishche of Kiev is also the translator of three stories of Musin-Pushkin notebook, the author of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” and the author of short short story of Radziwill Chronicle is presented. It is proved that in textual criticism of “Story of Killing Andrew the Pious” three objects are revealed: according to Laurentian Chronicle, Radziwill Chronicle, Moscow-Academician List of Suzdal Chronicle, coinciding with the text of Radziwill Chronicle and according to the “Story” of Chronicler of Pereslavl-Suzdal. It is established that the problem of textual criticism of the “Story”, particularly in the history of its short redaction there are materials which were not interesting for scientists. This is the news of Andrew the Pious’s murder. The idea, that the short Laurentian redaction of the “Story” belongs to Kuzmishche of Kiev himself, is stated. The adding of extensive Hypatian redaction of the “Story” according to the Hypatian Chronicle probably were made later. It is possible that they were made by the apprentice of Kuzmishche of Kiev as of the evidence and participant of the events at the end of May in 1174 in Vladimir and Bogolyubovo and the corrections were made by Kuzmishche of Kiev himself in the written text with the help of special methods (the picture of himself in third person singular).

textual criticism, chronologization, “Story of Killing Andrew the Pious”, author’s style, architect of Kiev, Kuzmishche of Kiev