New Perspectives on Studying Art of the Baltic Region in the 10th–12th Centuries: The Issue of Artistic Interaction between Scandinavia and Ancient Rus’

The aim of this research is to study the development Scandinavian art outside Scandinavia. main attention focused on process influence Borre style elementon applied in North-West Russia 10th–12th centuries. sources artistical should be not Scandinavia, but territory distribution art, particular, Pomerania and British Isles. stylistic analysis revelates use identical elements decor, where place have highly simplified motifs (chains scale motifs), supplemented by a double contour hatching. It possible trace Borre’s assimilation using carved wooden artefacts from Novgorod Great. Development 10th century was influenced Viking Age. preservation these features can traced up including 12th century. One actual problems phenomenon decorative schemes appearance visual elements.