Kievan Synopsis

Synopsis, also known as the Kievan Synopsis (Russian: Синопсис, албо Краткое описание о начале Славенороссийского Народа и первоначальных Князех Богоспасаемого града Киева) is work of history, first published in Kiev (today Kyiv) in 1674. It interprets history through a Christian conception of time focused on the narratives of creation, fall, and redemption. It also had a political purpose to justify the Treaty of Pereyaslav which annexed the Cossack Hetmanate to the Tsardom of Russia while also claiming a central role for the city of Kiev.

Kievan Synopsis

Synopsis, also known as the Kievan Synopsis (Russian: Синопсис, албо Краткое описание о начале Славенороссийского Народа и первоначальных Князех Богоспасаемого града Киева) is work of history, first published in Kiev (today Kyiv) in 1674. It interprets history through a Christian conception of time focused on the narratives of creation, fall, and redemption. It also had a political purpose to justify the Treaty of Pereyaslav which annexed the Cossack Hetmanate to the Tsardom of Russia while also claiming a central role for the city of Kiev.