Слово о полку Игореве

Author	Anonymous
Original Language	Old East Slavic
Written	1185
First published	1800
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Notes	English: "The Tale of Igor's Campaign". An anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the medieval period (late 12th century).

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