The Battle of Orsha in 1514 in modern Belarusian historiography and the problem of criticism of historical sources Cover Image

Битва под Оршей 1514 г. в современной белорусской историографии и проблема критики исторических источников
The Battle of Orsha in 1514 in modern Belarusian historiography and the problem of criticism of historical sources

Author(s): A. N. Lobin
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: military service; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; History of Lithuania; Orsha Battle 1514

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals witn the main historiographical myths about Orsha battle in 1514. The main problems of the Belarusian historiography are the predominance of ideological and political views on objectivism, undeveloped source base and lack of consideration by historians of questions concerning military and practical nature. The article provides a number of new documents, identifi es the problem of fi nding, analysis and criticism of historical sources

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 29-40
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian