13. "Ryazan" group (No. 299 – 318)

Nicholas Zharkikh

Shortened text of the section. Full text in ukrainian version.

The "Ryazan" group of objects in the SRG begins with the title "A se Ryazanskiy" (= There are Ryazan’s) (299), and the first place in it is Stara Ryazan, which, judge, in mid-15th century was not the capital of the principality.

(300) Ryazan Staraya (= Old)

Today there is a small village – next to a large (60 ha!) and relatively well-preserved Old Ryazan (Russia). Probability class – A.

(301) on Oka [river]

Old Ryazan really stands out . The SRG did not make a mistake here. Probability class – A.

(302) Novy Olgov gorodok (= The new Oleg’s town) at the Pronya [river] mouth (303)

It is assumed where the Pronya falls into the Oka (Russia). Probability class – A.

(304) Pronesk

There is no doubt that this is a modern town on the Pronya River 57 km south of Ryazan (Russia). Probability class – A.

(305) Torchesk

I accept near Olshanytsia, Bila Tserkva district, Kyiv region (Ukraine). Probability class – B.

(306) Voino

I believe that the SRG borrowed the name Voin on Sula river (Ukraine). Probability class – B.

(307) Shilov

Unknown object. Probability class – D.

(308) Stary Lvov

Unknown object. Probability class – D.

(309) Glebov

I consider Glebov to be a borrowing from the Hypatian chronicle of 1185, with difficulty I accept village Prystromy (Kyiv region, Ukraine). Probability class – C.

(310) Zarechesk

I consider the entry in the SRG to be a borrowing from the Hypatian Chronicle. I assume modern village in Rivne district and region (Ukraine). Probability class – B.

(311) Pereyaslavl

One can assume Pereyaslavl-Ryazanskyi (modern in Russia) with difficulty. Probability class – C.

(312) on Trubezh

If I recognized Pereyaslavl No. 311 as Ryazan with difficulty, then this Trubizh can be recognized as Ryazan’s Trubizh with the same difficulty. Probability class – C.

(313) Mikhailov

The only significant point of exactly such a name is this in Ryazan Region, located on the Pronya River 62 km southwest of modern Ryazan (Russia). Probability class – C.

(314) Perevytesk

are shown on the high right bank of the Oka near the village in Lukhovytsy District, Moscow Region (Russia), 46 km northwest of modern Ryazan. Probability class – A.

(315) Shypino

Unknown object. Probability class – D.

(316) Rostislavl

Researchers believe to be the hillfort on the right bank of the Oka near the village Sosnovka of the Ozery district of the Moscow region (Russia). With a lot of effort, this hillfort can be considered Rostislavl. Probability class – C.

(317) Venev

Undeniably modern (Russia). Probability class – A.

(318) Teshilov

It is believed that ancient Teshilov is a small (0.4 ha) on the right bank of the Oka near the village in Moscow region (Russia). Probability class – A.

19 objects were noted in the "Ryazan" group. Among them, 8 (42 %) were reliably located, 2 (10 %) were located with probable assumptions (B), 6 (32 %) were localized with difficult assumptions, and 3 (16 %) were unknown. It is characterized by the moderate quality of the source, which can be considered as Ryazan-originated with sufficient certainty.

Maps

The "Ryazan" group is not very numerous, but rather strange. There is probably no other group for which quotation marks in the name would be more appropriate. Well-localized objects are located on an ellipse, and therefore it does not matter from which place to start the optimal route. For example: 318 → 317 → 304 → 302 → 300 → 314 = 320 km. It is plotted on the following diagram with blue arrows.

To lay the main real route (between objects of class A), you just need to look at the list: 300 → 302 → 304 → 314 → 317 → 318 = 320 km. It is plotted on the following diagram with arrows of different colors; the colors do not have a special meaning, just so that there is no confusion when crossing. Entropy-A = 100 %, which is a kind of record for orderliness of the list.

Complete real route (classes A + B + C): 300 → 302 → 304 → 305 → 306 → 309 → 310 → 311 → 313 → 314 → 316 → 317 → 318 = 2883 km, which gives us entropy-B = 901 %, which is also a record value.

The polygon that covers all objects of the group is marked with a black contour on the map. Its diameter (300-310) is 1067 km.

The map clearly shows that the "Ryazan" group should be divided into three subgroups: the first Ryazan group (300 – 304), the "Ukrainian" group (305 – 310, Old Lviv – 308 fits very well here) and the second Ryazan group (311 – 318). It is obvious that the "Ukrainian" subgroup is a foreign that wedged itself into a random place and tore the single Ryazan group into two parts.

With this foreign subgroup removed, the core of the group (yellow-hot contour) has a diameter of 126 km (300 – 318), or 12 % of the full diameter. Enormous value of entropy-B and an eightfold decrease in the diameter of the core of the group objectively show that the "Ryazan" group was formed formally, without understanding the real geography.