Prose Translation of Justin’s “History” by Antiochus Cantemir

The article presents an analysis of Antioch Cantemir’s Russian translation the historical work Marcus Junianus Justinus, written in Latin. In first part article, we establish sources that became basis translation. We conclude for Cantemir were Latin edition 1719 and French translated by Louis Ferrier de La Martinière. Then style is analyzed. To determine peculiarity text, compare it with Nikita Popov’s conclusion made tendency “simple language” manifested Cantemir.