For the History of Ancient Lutsidariusa. Comparison of Slavic Russian and Old German Texts

Lutsidarius (or "Golden beads") - an ancient Russian version of one of the most popular in medieval Europe people's "encyclopedia." Popular monuments in Western Europe, and then in ancient Russia explained the versatility of its content. Here are details how natural philosophy (the three parts of the world - Asia, Europe and Africa, on the seas and islands of the earthquake, about the sun, stars, comets and the origin of lightning, thunder, hail, rain, snow, on the composition of the human body) and theological (answers to the questions: Where was God before the world? Where is the Christ within 40 days from Easter to Ascension? and so on. d.), are fantastic stories about different countries, monstrous people, animals, birds and fish .