Viktor Mandziak (2011)
Nicholas Zharkikh
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While I am sitting in relatively safe Kyiv, and the frigate "Admiral Makarov" is in an unknown place and in an unknown condition – our soldiers the Russian Serna with two Tors on board.
And on the Black Sea, the Lermontoids from the Rotten Straw Horde had only two such landing craft (well, now one remains). And the Horde had about 120 Tor anti-aircraft missile systems before the war, so there is still plenty of work for our Bayraktars.
Well, for now I will continue (May 7, 2022 at 8:15 am).
A very weak article by Viktor Mandziak is devoted to the person of prince Rostislav [Mandziak V. – "dux galiciae et imperator bulgarorum". – Princely age: history and culture (Lviv), 2011, vol. 5, p. 131 – 143].
In general, V. Mandziak’s article corresponds well to the level of student course work. The author demonstrated knowledge of the literature on the topic, the ability to present the material competently and coherently (and in modern Ukraine, where candidates and doctors of science make two spelling mistakes in one word, this is quite a qualification!). A positive feature – the author did not invent his own fantasies.
The shortcoming of the work is a blind faith in the incredible fantasies expressed in the literature, and a complete lack of a critical approach to what is read. However, one should not demand more from the course work.
What was the point of publishing this article – I do not understand. Did the "Knyazha Doba" (Princely age) collection set itself the goal of surpassing the "Murzilka" magazine?