HUMAN OBSERVING (VISIONS, SIGNS, PROPHECIES IN ANCIENT RUSSIA)
Prophecies, visions and omens were widely represented in the monuments of East Slavic writing from the first steps of its development to the 17th century. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that predictions in ancient Russian literature were not always accompanied by visions and signs. Sometimes the prophecies were quite mundane and were closely related to the image of everyday life. The paper considers two types of observers. The one-impartially depicts everything seen, without accompanying the story with judgements and characteristics. The other-actively participates in events, makes predictions an important element of their picture of the world, seeks not only to fix what is happening, but also to contribute to the fulfillment of predictions.