L.P. Groth THE CHONICLE EXPRESSION «ПОЯША ПО СОБѢ ВСЮ РУСЬ» AND ITS SENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOLK TALE OF THE MISSION OF VARANGIAN BROTHERS

The article demonstrates that the universally accepted variants of the chronicle expressions «пояша по собѣ всю русь»  and  «и взяли с собой всю русь..» are not correct. Its author overlooked the fact that the preposition «по» has various meanings and…