The parallel corpus of The Tale of Igor’s Campaign translations is an electronic philological tool designed to compare different translation versions of that monument of ancient Russian literature. It gives users an opportunity to compare the existing translations, make an independent choice between contesting versions, and get a more comprehensive idea of the perception of The Tale of Igor’s Campaign in the Modern Times [Read more ^{full Russian version}].

To use the corpus, you should assign a fragment number and check the translations for comparison in the form below.

Instructions

You may only enter numbers ranging from 1 to 218 in the fragment number field. If you enter nothing, the first fragment will appear by default.
   You can check the translations and texts to be compared and they will appear on the screen. Irrespective of your choice, the first output text will be the ancient Russian one taken as a reference in the corpus. If you don’t check any text, all the texts available in the database will appear (such an operation may take a long time).
   After your selection is complete, click Select at the bottom of the form or press Enter.
   For a correct display of the output, it is recommended you uncheck the Fit to Window Width option available in some browsers.
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