The Tale of Constantinople (of its Origin and Capture in the Year 1453)

Melissa International Publications, Ltd.
Nestor Iskander
ISBN: 089241596X
price: $30.00   paperback

There are few surviving accounts of the final siege and subsequent conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. This work, by an individual known as Nestor-Iskander, is a unique testament to the event that brought an end to the millennial empire of East Rome. This bilingual edition is the workÕs first translation into English, presenting the original Slavic text and the translation on facing pages. It is based on the Troitse-Sergievskaia Lavra Ms. No. 773. There are extensive annotations by the editors to provide a philological and historical context.