It is the Russians' joy to drink; we cannot do without it.

Vladimir the Great

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Topic

Russia Drinking alcohol

Speaker

Vladimir the Great

Language

Old East Slavic

Time

1113 1110s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

National leader Royalty

From

Russia Europe

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Original Citation

Vladimir the Great. Quoted in The Primary Chronicle, written by Nestor. c. 1113, annal for the year 987.

Current Citation

Vladimir the Great. Quoted in The Russian Primary Chronicle: Laurentian Text, written by Nestor, translated by Samuel Hazzard Cross and Olgerd P. Sherbowitz-Wetzor. Medieval Academy of America, 2012, annal for the year 987.

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Bernard of Chartres

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Language
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Time
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Citation

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When I had journeyed half of our life's way,
I found myself within a shadowed forest,
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Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
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Medium
Poem
Genre
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Statement Type
Opening lines
Language
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Time
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Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.