THE IMAGE OF KIEVAN RUS IN THE REGINA DEFORGE’S NOVEL “ANNA KIEVSKA”

Abstract

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the reception of Ukrainian history by foreign writers, namely the French writer Regina Deforge. It was conducted a detailed analysis of the literary ethno-image of Ukrainians during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, created by the author in the novel. It is concluded that R. Deforge, describing the life of the daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, Anna, the Queen of France, embodied in her image all the virtues that were endowed with the people of Kievan Rus.