To the Explanation of the Annalistic Tolkoviny

The “tolkoviny” mentioned in “The Tale of Bygone Years” (“Povest’ Vremennych Let”) about Oleg’s campaign against the Greeks 907, can be taken as a characteristic given by chronicler to participants campaign. It is not clear who this applies to, although there tendency apply it Tivertsy. There extensive scholarship devoted meaning word “tolkoviny”. are many options offered. most common “allies” or “translators” (currently latter considered preferable). In context information relationship between Rus’ and Slavs famous work Constantine Porphyrogenitus, suggested that chronicle sheds new light on nature these relations. Meanwhile, unique. Besides story Oleg chronicle, similar used only “Igor’ Tale”. author article suggests search for should stopped, admitted an error text made early chronicles, then repeated times later. Instead original source, explanatory “tolkovaniye” was inserted somewhere, which got into main process rewriting. purpose phrase after list Slavs-participants Oleg, (without “tolkoviny”) simply draw reader’s attention how called part “Great Scythia”.