"BEFORE DEATH UNEXPECTED AND VAIN": A TESTAMENT OF THE FIRST COURT POET SIMEON POLOTSKY
This is a historical and philological annotation to the text of the testament of the First Court Poet Simeon Polotsky. The testament is analyzed in the context of the Great Russian and South-Western last will traditions. The author examines the order part of the Simeon testament, his financial state and the circle of contacts. In appendix the testament is published.