Means of expressing the author’s modality in The Epistle to the Ugra of Vassian Rylo
... perspective; most researchers examine this category based on modern language, which limits the ability to observe its development over time.
This article focuses on the study of the modal organization in the Old Russian oratory prose monument The Epistle to the Ugra of Vassian Rylo (15th century). This outstanding text was written during a critical historical moment. Archbishop Vassian of Rostov, Yaroslavl, and Belozersk writes to Grand Duke Ivan III as Khan Akhmat advances towards Russia. The ...
