Cities and Towns in Bryansk Oblast - Bryansk, Trubchevsk, Starodub, Novozybkov, Sevsk, Pochep, Dyatkovo, Klintsy, Zhukovka, Karachev, Fokino (Paperback)

Chapters: Bryansk, Trubchevsk, Starodub, Novozybkov, Sevsk, Pochep, Dyatkovo, Klintsy, Zhukovka, Karachev, Fokino, Bryansk Oblast, Mglin, Surazh, Seltso, Zlynka, Unecha. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bryansk - The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk (appears variously as, , and in other spellings). Its name is derived from," a Slavic word for "ditch," "lowland" or "dense woodland"; the area was known for its dense woods, , of which very little remains today. Local authorities and archaeologists, however, believe that the town had existed as early as 985 as a fortified settlement on the right bank of the Desna River. Bryansk remained poorly attested until the Mongol invasion of Russia. It was the northernmost of the Severian cities in the possession of the Chernigov Rurikids. After Mikhail of Chernigov was murdered by the Mongols and his capital was destroyed, his son moved his seat to Bryansk. In 1310, when the Mongols sacked the town again, it belonged to the principality of Smolensk. Olgierd of Lithuania acquired Bryansk through inheritance in 1356 and gave it to his son, Dmitry the Elder. Until the end of the century, the town was contested between Jogaila, Vytautas, vitrigaila, and George of Smolensk. Great Duchy of Moscow conquered Bryansk following the Battle of Vedrosha in 1503. The town was turned into a fortress which played a major role during the Time of Troubles. Peter the Great incorporated Bryansk into the Kiev governorate, but Catherine the Great deemed it wise to transfer the town to the Oryol guberniya in 1779. She also promulgated the town's coat of arms. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the economy of Bryansk, which had become a regional trading center, was based on the Svens...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=476476