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The subject index / Trade Route between the Varangians and the Greeks

Trade Route between the Varangians and the Greeks


Categories / Army. Navy/Baltic Fleet

TRADE ROUTE BETWEEN THE VARANGIANS AND THE GREEKS was a route connecting Scandinavia (Varangians) with Byzantium (Greeks). It started from the Baltic Sea, passed along the Neva River, Ladoga Lake, the Volkhov River, Ilmen Lake, the Lovat River, the Western Dvina River, and the Dnepr River to the Black Sea. It was established at the beginning of the 9th century (no later than 825 or 830), proven by the discovery of treasure stores of Arabic silver coins, particularly dirhams from the first quarter of the 9th century (see also Archaeological Treasures). Trade along this route was important for the social-economic development of the northwestern Rus lands, leading to the development of the town-centres of Ladoga (today Old Ladoga) and Great Novgorod on the Volkhov River. In 1985-95, the route was covered by a combination academic-sport expedition called the Nevo-Viking (the academic adviser was Petersburg archaeologist G.S. Lebedev), which proved that during the Middle Ages the route was passable in one navigation.

Reference: Сорокин П. Е. Водные пути и судостроение на Северо-Западе Руси в средневековье. СПб., 1997; Лебедев Г. С., Жвиташвили Ю. Б. Дракон "Нево" на Пути из Варяг в Греки: Археол.-навигац. исследование древних водных коммуникаций между Балтикой и Средиземноморьем. СПб., 1999.

A. Y. Chistyakov.

Persons
Lebedev Gleb Sergeevich

Bibliographies
Сорокин П. Е. Водные пути и судостроение на Северо-Западе Руси в средневековье. СПб., 1997
Лебедев Г. С., Жвиташвили Ю. Б. Дракон "Нево" на Пути из Варяг в Греки: Археол.-навигац. исслед. древних вод. коммуникаций между Балтикой и Средиземноморьем. СПб., 1999



Archaeological Monuments in St. Petersburg and its Outskirts

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS IN ST. PETERSBURG AND ITS OUTSKIRTS, including artefacts (man-made items), settlements and burial places. The oldest archaeological monuments on the territory of the region date back to the Mesolithic Period (before the

Ladoga Lake

LADOGA LAKE, the largest lake in Europe, is located at the border of Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia. In the old times, the lake was named Nevo (a Finnish word for "sea"), Ladoga (after the old Russian city Ladoga), and Aldoga

Treasures, Archaeological

TREASURES, ARCHAEOLOGICAL. Sets of objects buried in the ground or other out-of-the-way places by their owners. In St. Petersburg and its outskirts, archaeological treasures have been found repeatedly throughout the course of various construction