LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Janas Dlugošas; Motiejus Miechovskis; Ivanas III; Vasilijus III, Maskvos valstybė; Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė; Maskvos-Lietuvos karai; Maskvos įvaizdis. Keywords: Dlugosh; Mekhovsky; Ivan III; Vasily III; Moscow state; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Moscow-Lithuanian wars; Image of Moscow.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Janas Dlugošas (Jan Długosz, Ян Длугош; Jan Dlugosh); Motiejus Miechovskis (Maciej Miechowita; Maciej z Miechowa; Matthias de Miechow; Матвей Меховский; Matvey Mekhovsky); Maskvos valstybė (Maskvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė; Muscovite state; Grand Duchy of Moscow); Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); 15 amžius; 16 amžius; Istorikai; Metraščiai; Vaizdiniai; Historians; Images; Chronicles; 15th century; 16th century.
ENThe article is devoted to the evolution of the image of the Moscow principality, and then the state in the works of Polish chroniclers of the XV—XVI centuries Jan Dlugosh and Matvey Mekhovsky. Attention is paid to the characteristics of Moscow, and how these characteristics changed as it strengthened. Particular attention is paid to the assessments of J. Dlugosh and M. Mekhovsky regarding their contemporary Moscow princes and rulers of Poland and Lithuania, as well as the expansion of the territory of the Moscow principality. Respect for Moscow princes and criticism of Polish rulers are especially noted. Based on a comparative analysis of the news of J. Dlugosh and M. Mekhovsky, a growing interest in the Moscow state is shown, a geographical description of which is given by M. Mekhovsky. The work shows that the Polish chroniclers have not yet been interested in the internal political history of Moscow — all references were exclusively related to Polish or Lithuanian events. The relevance of the study is due to the role played by Polish historiography of the XV—XVI centuries in shaping the image of the Moscow state, Russia in Europe, in particular, M. Mekhovsky’s Treatise on the Two Sarmatians. [From the publication]