23) “Novg.L.”, p. 160. 0 For the Emenets path, see Bars., “Very Russian historical geographer,” p. 24-95; This path is the most common, which is proven by other evidence from our chronicles: Svyatoslav left Novgorod “to Luki” (1167 Novg. L., p. 146), in 1191 Yaroslav went to the Polotsk borders there (Novgor., p. 164), also on a campaign in 1118: (Novg., p. 176).
34) IP. 362. Barsov, “Och. river ist. geotr.”, p. 25. The chronicle tells that Rostislav went to Toropets to his son Svyatoslav, who reigned in Novgorod, “ordering him to go against himself to Luki... and then he went to Luki with his son and with the Novgorodians.” Barsov considers this to be either incomplete or incomplete (114., p. 325) in view of the fact that Rostislav first arrived in Toropets, and then went to Luki. But the matter is presented to us as the story tells: Rostislav went to his border city, but since the Novgorodians did not want to negotiate with them on foreign territory, the parties agreed to meet in Luki. To confirm the route from Toropets to Luki, you can cite speedft. Novgor. L. born in 1211 198: Metislav from “I went to Luki in a hurry.”
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The third path went to the river. Sudomir. The chronicle defines it this way: Bryachislav Izyaslavich plundered Novgorod and “went to Polotsk again; and the r%ts who came to him to Sudomir” was here defeated by Yaroslav who overtook him 25). The river Sudoma, a tributary of the Sheloni, originates on the borders of the Porkhov and Pskov districts. and flows into Shelon at ©. Princely Mountains 96).
The fourth route from Podvina to the lake region lay, according to Barsov, from Lovat to its tributary Kunya to 03. Yaozhitsky (or Zheztso-Zhiwiec), where the rich Smolensk city of Zhiztsi was located, from there to 0w. Dvinya, from which the river flows. Dvinka flowing into the Dvina 27).
From Polotsk there was, apparently, a direct route to Novgorod, which is fully consistent with the extensive trading networks of these cities.
Svyatoslav fled from Novgorod this way, his brother led. book Vsevolod Olgovich 28). This prince was afraid to pass through Smolensk, the lands of Rostislav Mstislavich, who was hostile to him, and chose a further distance! way through Polotsk. We also have this same path indicated in the chronicle of 1128. During the famous campaign of Mstislav against the Polotsk princes, the Novgorodians too. set off on them and reached N%kloch 29). Currently there is
N% patch from which the river originates. Lines 30). Confidently, the Novgorodians headed towards Polotsk, but remained on the way, aware of the cessation of military operations.
Thus, from Podvinya to Ozernaya. the area went five ways. The late professor Barsov also pointed out the way to Luchin, but, as we will see below, Smolensky Luchin cannot be assigned anywhere. Luchin in the province, and therefore the existence of the path to this lake must be denied.
Let us now turn to the routes connecting Polvinje with the Dnipro region.
%) Defined by Sudoma, see Barsov, “Essays,” p. 24 and 25. Barsov does not at all deny this path, although the indicated chronicle does not leave somie in its existence.
27) “Essays”, p. 26.
30) Semenov’s Dictionary.
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The Dneir is separated from the Dvina by only a small portage of 30; verst from Smolensk to the lake. Kaspl and r%kV of the same name, flowing into the Dvina. I’m sorry, the sources do not give precise indications of the route from Podnirovye to Podvinye. There is only one hint, which, however, is accepted by Barsov as undoubted evidence of the path. This is the path across the river. Kasplyu, however, is the most natural 31). He walked from the Dvina along the river. Kaspl" and from Kasplya it was connected to the Dnieper by a portage.
The Dnipro, on its way from the middle current to the upper one, i.e., approximately a little above the confluence of the Pripyat and further to Smolensk, makes too significant a bend, which when working, especially against the current, required a lot of extra time and waste of effort. In view of this, there was a more direct route from Meve to Smolensk. He walked along the Sozh, the upper reaches of which are not far from Smolensk. This path, perhaps shallower in the upper reaches of the Sozh, however, provided an opportunity to bypass the bend of the Dnefpr. This way was traveled in 1168.
‹ Rostislav from Yuev to Novgorod via Smolenek; he's professionally sorry through the mountains Chichersk. On the way back, returning to the end of winter, when one could fear the flood of the river (in March), he also kept to this direct path and died in Zarub, not far from Sozha.