14th century) was a Russian traveller to Constantinople who wrote an account of the city called the Wanderer.
[3] He probably travelled on official business, perhaps to defend the diocese of Novgorod from the claims of the metropolitan of Moscow.
Some manuscripts leave the impression that Stephen later travelled to the Holy Land and wrote an account of it, but this is unlikely.
As a layman, Stephen incorporated relatively few scriptural quotations or Church Slavonic idioms.
[2] He evidently used the service of tour guides in the city, since he remarks on the expense: Entering Constantinople is like [entering] a great forest; it is impossible to get around without a good guide, and if you attempt to get around stingily or cheaply you will not be able to see or kiss a single saint unless it happens to be the holiday of that saint when [you can] see and kiss [the relics].