Svyatoslav

Ukrayins′kyy pys′mennyk Semen Sklyarenko (1901—1962) vidomyy persh za vse svoyimy istorychnymy romanamy «Svyatoslav» (1959) i «Volodymyr» (1962). Yoho knyzhky rozpovidayut′ pro vahomi y znachni podiyi stanovlennya Kyyivs′koyi derzhavy v CH—CHI stolittyach, pro nashi korinnya i vytoky. Dlya toho schob zanuryty chytacha v atmosferu toho dalekoho chasu, avtor retel′no vyvchav pershodzherela: lehendy, litopysy, opovidi — vse te, scho dopomohlo yomu pokazaty, scho heroyichna istoriya, znaty yaku tsikavo i potribno, ye matir’yu nashoyi suchasnosti. U romani «Svyatoslav» opysanyy dyvovyzhnyy svit Kyyivs′koyi Rusi epochy mudroyi knyahyni Ol′hy ta yiyi syna Svyatoslava (942—972), chyye zhyttya prostezhuyet′sya pys′mennykom vid yunats′kych rokiv do yoho trahichnoyi zahybeli. Velykyy knyaz′ Kyyivs′kyy, vyznachnyy politychnyy diyach i voyenachal′nyk, vin zobrazhenyy avtorom zhyvoyu lyudynoyu zi svoyimy sumnivamy, mriyamy, bolem ta lyubov’yu do klyuchnytsi Malushi, yaka narodyla yomu syna Volodymyra, maybutn′oho chrestytelya Rusi.