This paper deals with the poem by V. Sosnora, “The Battle of Mstislav Rededya” (1959). The is based on story Russian Primary Chronicl” under 6530 (1022) devoted to event mentioned in title. According poet, when writing his “historical” poems, he “re-imagines” material ancient monuments and brings it closer modern reader. poet’s creative method was often misunderstood critics satirists who refer...