Zhizhii - you should look on the shores of Lake Zhizhetsky or Zhozhitsky in Toropetsky u$%zdz. In the chronicle this city is mentioned in 1245; under him Alexander Nevsy defeated the Lithuanians who robbed Toropets. Judging by the amount of tribute (130 hryvnia), this was quite a significant city. Fishing was also carried out in it (Zhizhtsi also gave tithes to the Holy Mother of God and the bishop, Gram. Rostislav, from all the fish that came to me) 63).
Kasplya is currently located in Porchsky Uuzd, Smolensk province. Lake Kasilya, from which flows the river of the same name, which flows into the Western Dvina. On the bank of this river there is a settlement called Kasplya. This is one of the large cities: from it the prince received 100 hryvnias of tribute; it lay on the trade route from the Dnepropetrovsk region to Podvinia 6“).
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63) Semevsyu “Toropets”, r. 1, says that near the city there are artificially dug mountains, which the people call “worship”. Obviously, he is pointing to a settlement, although perhaps we are drawing too strong a conclusion.
82) In the list of cities - Toropets Odrevyan is shown in the number of Lithuanian ones. P.S.R.L. tl UP.
63) In addition to the charter, he is mentioned in the LZtopis under 1245 (P.S.L., UP, 195), in the list of cities he is included among the Lithuanians (P.S.L. UP, 241). Blyaev (176 rubles) points to the consonance with Sidki on the Volgv above Rzhev. Barsov refers to him in his Dictionary, but in Och. Russian ist. Geogr. (p. 26, 190) himself to pomfshat him at the named lake. Prof. Budanov says that he cannot be defined geographically (note to gram.). It seems to us that the consonance between Zhizhitsa and 03. Zhizhetsky is quite suitable, if not directly indicating the location of the city. On the other hand, the very meaning of the photograph, which speaks about this city, is to indicate its location. precisely at the named lake. The chronicle says that Alexander Neve, chasing the Lithuanians fleeing from Toropets, defeated them near Zhizhich, “and captured his owl from Vitebsk.” Consequently, from Toronets the prince went to Zhizhtsi and Dalf to Vitebek; Naturally, the Lithuanians had to retreat towards the post-day city; therefore, it is in no way impossible to look for Zhizhtsi on the Volgf, as Vflyaev suggests. Between tbm further 0z. Zhizhetsky and next to it there is a lake. Dvinya Smolensk prefly never reached. Thus, the city of Zhizhi, in case of war, can only be dated to this event.
6%) Such a definition of preflash, as unsomnfinnoe, is accepted by all. Barsov (Dictionary), Budanov {note chan!e).
between N. Bykhov and Rogachev there is a mudflow Vet 65). Minor selenium in ancient times (40 hryvnia tribute).
Basya is defined by the River Basya, which flows into Pronya | in Chaussky UZZV, Mogilev province. In ancient times, selenium was unknown | significant (only 15 hryvnia tribute) 66).
Pachin is currently a village in the south-eastern part of the Roslavl bridle, west of the Desna 67); a small village in ancient times.
Kopysyo is a town of Mogilev lips. on Dnirz, below Orsha. The famous Bishop of Novgorod Luka died in it, on the way from Yoklev to Novgorod in 1059. Before the beginning of the HP century. it, together with Risha (Orsha), belonged to Polotsk and, probably, was inhabited by these Krivichi, but in 1116 Monomakh took it away in the fight against Glb. The population of this city was small, since only 40 hryvnia was taken from it per person. But here there was transportation across the Dnieper, from which the prince received 100 hryvnia. As a near-Denzprovsyu city and a border town, it had a customs office (trade tribute was taken and inns were set up here, and tavern tribute was taken).
Prupoi—n. Propoisk, mst. Mogilev province. Bykhovsky district on Sozh, when you fall into it Proni. It is also a sparsely populated city (only 10 hryvnia went for a pole). This is the first Smolensk station on the river. Sozh is near the Chernihiv borders, on the way from the middle Podnfprovye to Smolensk. There were inns here for the prince.
Erechyute—n. mЪst. Krichev, Cherikov district, same province, insignificant town 68).
Luchins. The situation of this important city has been described differently by investors. However, we think that this city is better off
65) Belyaev points to the Vtka in the Mtsensk district (178 rubles), Barsov points to the Vtka of the Gomel district, founded by schismatics, however (Dictionary). Budanov see behind her Vetsy - Gzhatskaya district on the river. VetchinkV (approx.). We think that it is easier to stop at the name, which completely coincides (Vet, Vetskaya all), unknown, obviously, to the named scientist. AND
65) (Bflyaev (178), Barsov (Dictionary) and Vudanov agree with these definitions.