The focus of research is the Russian chronicle narrative. The chronicle is not only a document, the functional status of which is predetermined in the life of society as the preservation of continuity between successive "generations" of mankind, but also a particular procedure for organizing the intellectual activities of society as a cultural activity of cyclical thought, secured by inferences. Being a marker of medieval culture of thought and possessing a triadic internal form 'logic (selection of linguistic signs) – rhetoric (narrativization as the production of mental images) – grammar (philosophy of narrative as a "conceptual enterprise"),' the Russian chronicle serves as a medium and mediator between real and potential worlds, between the conceptual frameworks of the past and the processes of framing the future. The basis for such a status of the Russian chronicle, metaphorically referred to as "metamorphic application," is the actualization of metamorphic thinking within this epic genre. The philosophy of narrative allows for a deeper understanding of the power of narrative and its influence on human and societal life, especially concerning the historical existence of social subjects and society. The philosophy of narrative helps to realize how narratives shape the ethics and morality of society, facilitating the formation of identity and influencing the perception of reality. The Russian chronicle embodies general cultural trends: a) the pursuit of "eternal" truths and forms that are resistant to deconstruction, b) the striving for closeness to reality, which is mutable and variable by its very nature, generating and utilizing products of evolution. Metaphorically, the Russian-Lithuanian chronicle narrative can be described as a "metamorphic application," through which algorithms of knowledge reinforce each other, producing a new quality of decision-making – metamorphic thinking. The idea of metamorphosis in text theory resonates with K. Kull's idea of self-production of texts, related to such a system quality as the ability to anticipate, based on the use of signs. The chronicling of events synthesizes philosophy as a "conceptual enterprise," the narrative element, and the models 'I-imagination' and 'A-imagination.' The chronicle text assumes the role of a mediator, facilitating the circulation of social and national values, norms, aesthetic systems, ideas, public sentiments, cultures, thereby becoming a representative of philosophy as a "conceptual enterprise."
Khalina et al. (Sun,) studied this question.