Drevnerusskij pamflet na Mihaila VIII Paleologa v svete germenevtičeskogo analiza

In the article the perception of the image of Michael VIII Palaeologus by literate citizens of Tsardom of Russia is considered. The study is based on analysis of writings that date back to XVII century. The study focuses on identifying the symbols and latent ideas, that point to a semantic connection of the studied writings with The Old Testament, Apocalypse and some antique texts. In the end of the article the authjr makes a conclusion, that the perception of the image of Michael VIII Palaeologus in Tsardom of Russia was negative.