Yelnya is also now a district town of Smolensk province. on Desn. Geographically describe the beginning of the 17th century. on this mЪstz there is the Elna Settlement 33).
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We have listed all the cities mentioned in Rostislav's charter, the geographical location of which can be positively indicated at the present time, or at least with some certainty.
Let's name cities that are not included in the previous list due to the insufficiency of those indicated in modern geographical nomenclatures.
Vrochnitsy. | _ Votoovimi. Zhabachevz. Shuisti. Denny Belikaya.
79) Budanov in approx. k gram $.
80) Bflyaev, b. 179.
81) P14et. He also indicates the village. Moshnu to Dukhovsk. u. To determine the future, they called Moishinskaya. Barsov point to Moshevo in Ilizhovichy district. (Dictionary). It is unlikely that these definitions have any meaning.
82) In Smolensk province. There are many mudflows with the name Kholm, but to which one the Kholm gramota can be attributed cannot be determined.
83) The name Elna belongs to many municipalities in the Smolensk province; there is also a r%chka originating on the gran. Smolensk and Mogilev provinces, overlooking the Dnfir, but an important indication of our definition of the Elna is its position in the “VnigV of the Bolshoi Drawing” (M. 1838, 1st ed., p. 85), GdV on the river. The Desn was defeated by Gorodisha Elna, a remnant of the ancient city at that time. The books of the Big Drawing also mention Motislavl and Roslavl (80-81). In the list of cities: Elna, Dorogobuzh and Mstislavl are included in the Smolensk region. (Ts.S.R.L. 1. UP, p. 241).
4.0 M. DOVNAR-ZAPOLSETY.
All these cities were very significant. So, the first three paid tribute at 200 hryvnia, the Votoovichi - 100 hryvnia, and the last 80 hryvnia; Unfortunately, their location can only be indicated approximately, due to the order in which the cities of the charter are listed. Namely: Vrochnitsa should be looked for in Toropetsky district, Zhabachev, Votoovichi and Shuisivi - where% or in the Transdnivir region, between Kasplay and Vet, and Zhenya the Great - to the south of Roslavsky district 8%).
In addition, in the last days of the letters the following are also mentioned: Kruplya and Izyaslavl.
Judging by the fact that they stand among very significant cities (Metislavl, Elny, Roslavl, etc.), from which they took gender honors 85), one can think that these cities were more or less significant.
Of the small towns, the following are mentioned in the charters, the location of which is determined only relatively;
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The beekeepers lay somewhere near Vetya in the Dn®provya region.
8%) However, we note that in some cities they tried to find a similar sound. So, for definition, Shuyspeyev Barsov (Dictionary) points to p. Shui in Masalsky district. Cal. lips - to which point Smolensk's evil-doers hardly reached. This instruction, however, does not correspond to the order of literacy. There are also selesha, gapr. Shuyskoye to Vyazemsk. u.—Barsov's hint ("Essays", p. 225) on Zhenni in Toronetsky u. (3Zhelna, Sheino) does not matter. For Zhabachev, one could point to p. Zhabin Mogil. lips on the Sozh,” below the Dobrycha falls. But all these indications have no significant meaning.
85) Professor Budanov says: “Was tribute levied from the cities or only one city? Although some are taken from Verzhansk, Zhizhki), from which tribute is taken, and cities are mentioned among those from which tribute was levied, but the important cities of Smolensk (Mstislavl, Kruplya, Rostislavl, Yelnya, Izyaslavl) are not included in the list of those paying tribute. The main city of Smolensk does not pay not only tribute, but also in exchange. From this one could conclude that the central city of the land, as a participant in the supreme power, itself cannot be subject to any taxes, although they also do not pay a constant tribute, but are obliged to support the prince during his transformation, which later became the rule. salary in the city. It should be noted that in the Novgorodian ‘Charter of Svyato_ Slava’ there is no mention of tribute from important cities. The city settlement consists of: 1) a specific lesson, i.e. donations already transferred to money and 2) honors—fighting natural (fish furs, etc.).
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Miryatichi and Bobrovnitsi you need to look on the southern border, between Baseya and Zarub. They are also adjacent in position:
Malting,
Puttino,
Banitsi and
Dydich..
And finally, Lodeiniitsy lay in the city center or in Rzhevsky district. or Toropetskoy 86).