Fairs and inns of the Ryazan province.

Let's talk about the Ryazan province. Russian land with a rich history. Adjacent to the Moscow province. Ryazan residents had to solve many problems while being face to face with the steppe inhabitants. The first capital of the Ryazan principality could not recover from the devastation and remained in ruins. All that remained were mounds. On the other bank from Old Ryazan is the no less ancient city of Spassk-Ryazansky.
Almost the entire peninsula where Old Ryazan is located is declared OKN. I was looking through Archaeological maps of Russia and literally saw certain areas that had no archaeological value. The entire area of ​​the peninsula is a single complex of history. And only 50 sq. km. Look at the map for yourself.
Under the Isads, Prince Gleb Vladimirovich deceived his brothers and the neighboring princes with the boyars to a feast. There he killed them all. The thirst for power and money can do anything. They say that under the old elms everything was strewn with gold and pearls. The prince and the boyars were going to a noble feast and bringing gifts to Gleb Vladimirovich. During the battle, rich clothes were chopped up and jewelry was scattered on the ground and trampled into the mud. Offerings of gold and silver were turned over. And all this was watered with brotherly blood. According to my calculations, about one and a half thousand people were killed. Those were the times.
It was through these places that Batu Khan passed through with his 150,000 army. An army at that time was simply unheard of. Only the Ryazan people were able to hold out against the Tatar hordes for nine days. During the siege, there were 15,000 - 20,000 people in Ryazan. These were the cities in Rus' in those days. There are at least 50,000 Tatar troops. All Ryazan residents were killed. The Tatars did not take anyone prisoner.
I was leafing through the material and a place I wanted to visit caught my eye. Interesting legend. And today’s cases associated with this place are also interesting. Everything is in order. About five hundred years ago the Ryazhskaya serif line was created. A peculiar border of the Russian state. As if by chance, we discovered an inn in a good location. A quiet, calm, secluded place not far from the Astrakhan highway Ryazan-Ryazhsk. And they fed me well and put me to bed and saw me off in the morning. In the bustle of the morning preparations, they did not notice that not everyone had left the yard. And when we got to the place, there weren’t enough people. They thought that they had fallen behind somewhere and that they would catch up. The stragglers never caught up. The locals were told about what had happened, and in response they heard this. It turns out that this inn has stood in that place for many many years. A beautiful woman runs the inn. She greets the guests and treats them to all kinds of dishes. And puts her to sleep on soft feather beds. Yes, few people left that inn in the morning. As if there were no visitors. Nobody stopped by. No traces. A cart will arrive at the inn in the evening, but in the morning there is no cart. There were no traces of how the cart drove in, no cart itself, no horse, no owner and fellow travelers. They simply disappeared into the morning fog. The robber buried the loot next to the inn. Only she knew the location of the cache and did not trust anyone. From these robberies she became so rich that she built houses for her servants around the inn and a village was formed. How long did the robber live for a short time, but the time had come to move to those she had killed. The time to meet the dead and robbed was inevitably approaching. She decided to tell her descendants about her sins. There was no pity for those killed and no forgiveness from those who were deprived of their lives. I wanted to show the buried treasures. It started from afar. How I came to this region. How she killed and robbed the first visitor. How she lured and killed others. The decrepit old woman remembered everything. She described who was wearing what, what they were carrying with them, and how much money they had. Talking about how someone died, she smiled slightly. Apparently, even on her deathbed, memories of the murders gave her pleasure. And therefore, she paid more attention to this part of the memories. When listeners asked her where she took the loot, she pointed in one direction or another and said what was buried there. Place promised to show her how she would feel a little better and be able to go out into the garden. But the old woman did not get any better, and a few days after the start of her story, she moved to another world without having time to show the places of the buried treasures.
They say her descendants followed the same trade, but her treasures were never found. When a gold coin or a ring with a red stone never jumps out of the ground, pearls will crumble under a shovel. And so they specifically looked and found nothing. And how did you search? There were no instruments then to see through the ground.
Friends gathered to visit the Ryazan land. I told them about this place. I asked him to stop by and see what was going on there. He asked me to take photographs. We couldn't stop by. The river overflowed and did not let in. After a while, another one went and asked for them. As soon as we turned off the road, the car stalled. So far we have found a tractor. While they pulled me out onto the track. The driver simply got into the car out of habit and turned the key in the ignition. The car growled with a pleasantly running engine. The guys laughed. After all, everyone is a driver. Well, it started, then let's go. They reached the turn and as soon as they pulled onto the dirt the car stalled. Silence. It was already evening. Three physically strong guys looked at each other with a slight shudder and decided that the best option was to leave these places. The trick with starting it on the highway did not work and then the car was towed to the nearest town. For the third time I told my friends who were traveling in that direction. He said that two people had already tried to get to the inn, but could not. Upon arrival, they told me the following. We reached the place normally. We even got there easily. Music, conversation, lunch and relaxation. A married couple loves to walk through fields and forests and look into all sorts of places. We turned off the road and stopped to look around. We got out of the car and didn’t even immediately understand what was happening. The cars behind on the highway are noisy, but in front there is silence. They say they have never seen or heard anything like this. There is some kind of bird or frog there, the breeze sways the grass and rustles the leaves. There is complete silence here. He says he can reach the village and the inn with his hand, but his legs don’t want to go. We stood there like that. They got into the car and drove away. Not a timid one. I went hiking with them. They didn’t hide in the bushes if something went wrong.
This is the place I want to visit. Unfortunately, it probably won’t work out this year, I’m very curious what’s going on there. If anyone goes, take photos of those places and send them by email. I will be grateful.
Directions to the inn.
Luzhki village at PGM
We must continue, otherwise I see readers come in and no new places are described. Today I will write until midnight and post little by little, so come in.
We directed our steps towards Ryazhsk and therefore we will look around, and for this it is best to look at the map.

Looking at the map we decide on the direction of movement.
I would first of all visit the Suiska area. I think a lot of interesting things can be seen in this small area.
A little to the side we see the village of Stolptsy on the map. One of the first needle factories was built in this village. Peter I introduced restrictions on foreign needles and thereby stimulated needle production in Russia. A little further south, in the village of Kolentsy, a needle factory was also built. Thanks to these factories, these areas have grown and become more comfortable. With the money received from the production of needles, churches were built in villages, and schools attached to the churches.
To the right of the tract is the village of Nikitino. The first mention of the village was in 1628. And like the village even earlier. Two fairs were held. I guess in this place. Mandatory availability of water for livestock, roads and two river crossings. Near the village there are two abandoned villages.
There was a big fair in Korablino and it lasted three days, but according to my estimates, this place is built up. It would be nice to see the banks of the Danubechik River; there is still a road to the highway. This is not for everyone.

We drive south beyond Ryazhsk and see “Berezovo, a village in the Ryazhsky district of the Marchukovsky 2nd rural district.” Mentioned in the Ryazhskaya salary book of 1676. I was just interested in the place. It’s very interesting and I want to visit it.
Let's look now at the old map.
We look at satellite images.
And everything nearby.
Interesting pictures aren't they? At least buy a house there and live.
In those distant times, the Ryazan province was famous for horse breeding. And where they were bred there and traded, they only moved from one settlement to another. They will trade there for two days. They will move to another place where the grass is fresher and the water is cleaner. This is how herds moved from one meta to another. But there was a fair for all fairs to enjoy. The breeding stallion was sold there for 5,000 rubles. This is a lot of money at that time. An ordinary workhorse cost 100-500 rubles. Up to 4,000 of these ordinary horses were sold in five days of trading. People came for horses from Moscow, Tula province and other places. In addition to horses, they traded cows. Everything else is the same as at other fairs. Up to 3,000 people gathered daily. On other days there were cases of up to 10,000 people. (I apologize, I didn’t finish writing yesterday. The Internet was turned off. Problems on the part of the provider. They were only restored in the morning.)
Naturally, anyone who has read the lists of Fairs in the Ryazan province will immediately say that this is Samodurovka. And he will post it as proof.
We feverishly type Samodurovka Ryazanskaya into the search engine and a map is displayed.
We make a selection of cards.
Finding maps of the Red Army
And of course we are looking for PGM. We find it, but the name is a little wrong. Let us remember the history of the names of villages and villages in those distant times. The owner has changed and the name has changed. We don’t pay attention - download the map and print it out.
Packing your backpack takes a few minutes and you’re on your way. Even on the road, doubts begin to creep in about whether I’m going there. Another Samodurovka, after all, no means right. Where is the railroad on which horses and cows were brought? They couldn’t have written it out of the blue. It’s not like writing a blog and you could end up in hard labor.
That’s right: in those days, a settlement had several names, and two settlements could be located quite close. It was not uncommon for villages to be named simply by the owner’s last name. We understand that this is Samodurovka, but not that one.
We sit down with cards and books. We read, look, compare, and do it all over again. Finally, the understanding comes that at the PGM this is the village of Novonikolskoye.
And we find another card.
I draw your attention to how the village is drawn - mirror image. Let's not judge the cartographers of that time strictly. Just think about how much work it is to issue such a volume of cards manually. You just need to say thank you to them.
The number of yards is amazing: 412. Simply a huge number of yards for those times. We read the story and find out that the village was originally called Novonikolskoye. Mentioned for the first time in 1687. By the end of the 17th century, the Church of the Nativity was built in the village. At the same time, events occurred due to which the village received the name Samodurovka. During the seizure of lands by Prince Dolgoruky V.V. The Cossacks resisted and were forcibly evicted to other lands. After these events, it was called by the double name Novonikolskoye (Samodurovka) or Samodurovka (Novo-Nikolskoye).
And this is Samodurovka as seen from space today. No changes. All the same.
Only now there are no more than 20 residents living in the village. Ruins of houses are visible from space.
This is a temple. More precisely, what is left.
And of course we are looking for a modern map. As you can see, the name of the village is different. Now the village is called Zorino. It was renamed on January 10, 1966 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR in honor of S.P. Zorin, Hero of the Soviet Union, who was born in the village.
To understand where the fair was held, let's look at the map from a bird's eye view.
It’s sad to see such previously large settlements die. Below Zorin, the village of Butyrka also died.
Previously on PGM maps.
And now the view from space.
Five kilometers from Samodurovka to the west is the Ukholovo railway station, and this is where cattle were delivered by rail. When driving to the fair, there was a river where the cattle could be watered. Along the banks of the Mostya River you need to look for traces of the fair. Where could such a number of animals be fed? There were from 2000 to 4000 horses and several thousand heads of cattle. Suppose that the cattle were watered from Samodurovka reservoirs, then where did people get water for themselves? The cattle grazed and drank here. This is where it was sold. Let me remind you that the trading time is mid-summer. It was hot and not only people but also cattle had to hide from the hot sun. Where? Everything is right there by the river.
Just north of Samodurovka is the town of Sapozhok with a five-hundred-year history. The main occupation of the townspeople was trade. The number of trade certificates taken was 1,240 in 1882. Three fairs were held a year. Not as large as in Samodurovka, but more frequent and one even lasted a whole week. They traded various goods, but always horses and cattle. In Sapozhka there were two factories, a postal station and a hospital. Children studied in two schools. There were five churches.

In 1796, the province was divided into 9 districts: Zaraisky, Kasimovsky, Mikhailovsky, Pronsky, Ranenburgsky, Ryazhsky, Ryazansky, Sapozhoksky and Skopinsky.
In 1802, Dankovsky, Yegoryevsky and Spassky districts were formed.

Topographic maps

0. Plans for the General Land Survey of the late 18th century. Scale in 1 inch - 1 verst (1cm - 420m) and in 1 inch - 2 versts (1cm - 840m)

Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m) and 1 inch - 2 versts (1 cm - 840 m)

Year of topographic survey: 1785 - 1792

Description:

The maps are detailed, not topographical, these are the very first detailed maps in the history of cartography, the relief is perfectly depicted on the plans, small objects, villages, hamlets, hamlets are marked, mills, graveyards, etc. are indicated, these are the best maps for searching for coins and relics .
The following counties of this province are available:
*Dankovsky district - Scale: 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m)
* Yegoryevsky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Zaraisky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Kasimovsky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Mikhailovsky district - Scale: 2 versts in an inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Pronsky district - Scale: 2 versts per inch (1 cm - 840 m);
* Ryazhsky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Rannenburg district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Sapozhkovsky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m);
* Skopinsky district - Scale: 2 versts in inch (1 cm - 840 m)
* Spassky district - Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m).

Year of topographic survey: 1792

Description:

1. Map of the Ryazan district in 1925 3 versts. Fragment of the map. Quite detailed topographic map.
2. Map of the Pronskaya volost of the Skopinsky district in 1925. 3 versts
3. Map of the Ryazan province(from Tambov) 10 versts. 1862. Map fragment
4. Map of the Tarnovskaya volost of the Ryazan district. 1925. 3 versts

3. Map of the Ryazan province from the atlas of 1827.

Year of topographic survey: 1843

Description:

The maps are not very detailed; they are well suited for historians, local historians and treasure hunters for determining the boundaries of counties. large villages and churches are indicated. Color map from the atlas of 32 provinces, map appendix: coat of arms of the province. Sample map.

Year of topographic survey: 1850

Scale: 1 verst in inch (1 cm - 420 m)

Description:

This map contains both disappeared and existing villages, hamlets, villages, roads and much more, the map is detailed and is very popular among search engines. Covers the entire province.

Year of topographic survey: 1850

Scale: 2 versts in an inch (1 cm - 840 m)

Description:

This map contains both disappeared and existing villages, hamlets, villages, roads and much more, the map is detailed and is very popular among search engines. Collection sheet.

7. Topographic map of the Ryazan province I.A. Strelbitsky 1865-1871

Year of topographic survey: 1865-1871

Scale: 10 versts in an inch 1:420,000 (1 cm - 4.2 km).

Description:

On this map there are currently disappeared settlements, farms, villages and hamlets, all roads, inns, taverns, springs and wells as well as mosques and churches are indicated, one of the best maps for a cop.
The Ryazan province includes sheets - 57, 58, 59, 72, 73. Fragment of the map. Collection sheet.

8. Military topographic map of 1865 (not included in the promotion)

Year of topographic survey: 1865

Scale: 3 versts in inch - (1 cm - 1260 m).

Description:

Schubert military topographic map. One of the best and most loved maps by search engines. It shows all the smallest details: villages, farmsteads, inns, barns, wells, small roads, etc. Fragment of the map.
Scale: 3 versts in inch - (1 cm - 1260 m). Collection sheet.

Year of topographic survey: 1925 - 1945

Scale: 1:100 000

Description:

Topographic maps of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army 1925 - 1945.
The map shows the positions of our troops and enemy troops (units, combat positions).
Detailed maps with all villages and farmsteads (including those destroyed during the Second World War), mills, crossings, churches, factories and other small objects.
A total of 29 sheets for the entire region. Collection sheet.

10. Map of Kulikovo Field. 1928.

11. Map of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army 1935 - 1937.

Year of topographic survey: 1935 - 1937

Scale: 1:500 000

Description:

Topographic maps of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army 1935 - 1937.
The positions of the owls are shown on the map. troops and troops of Germany, the situation 1941-42. (headquarters, dugouts, firing points, military equipment, combat positions).
Maps with villages and farmsteads (including those destroyed during the war), bridges, crossings, churches, factories and other small objects; the list of objects is described in detail in the legend to the map.
Compilation sheet The map covers the entire Baltics, northern, central and southern Europe. Volume - 4.5 GB (one DVD)
Map fragments - Fragment 1 Fragment 2 Fragment 3 Fragment 4
General view of one of the map plans.

Year of topographic survey: 1941-1942

Scale: 1:250,000 (2.5 km in 1 cm.)

Description:

US Army Maps 1955. The maps are perfectly detailed, all settlements are indicated, including villages destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, all roads, military units and military bases, railways and stations. Although the scale is not very detailed, it allows you to accurately determine the location of the disappeared village. The maps were created on the basis of captured military maps of the Red Army of 1941-42.
The map covers the entire central part of Russia Assembly sheet;
You can make a selection by region.
Map fragment

Other materials for this province

0.

Year: 18th-20th centuries

Description:
Materials for geography and statistics of Russia collected by officers of the General Staff Ryazan province Compiled by M. Baranovich 1860
Map of Tarnovo parish Ryazan province and district
Map of Ryazan district 1924, scale 3 versts in inches (1 cm - 1260 m)
Scribe books of the Ryazan region., Storozhev V.N. 1900 2 volumes.
Alphabetical list of noble families of the Ryazan province entered into the noble genealogy book on January 1, 1893 by M.P. Likharev 1893
Essay on the prehistoric past of the Ryazan region Reprints from the description of the celebration of the 800th anniversary of Ryazan Cherepnin A.I. 1896
Excavation of burial mounds in Kasimovsky district F.D. Nefedov 1878
Notes on archaeological research in the Ryazan province D. Tikhomirov 1844
Map of Prona parish Skopinsky district of Ryazan province 1926
History of the Ryazan Principality, D. Ilovaisky 1858
Pereyaslavl Ryazansky. The past of Ryazan in ancient monuments, D. Solodovnikov 1922
Ryazan Russian antiquities or news about ancient rich grand ducal or royal decorations, Finds near the village of Staraya Ryazan in 1822
Ancient charters and acts of the Ryazan region St.Pb.1856

Buyan-field - Flat, elevated place, open on all sides

Vzlobok - A small steep hill.

Veres - Juniper.

Volok (Volok) - Forest or forest clearing

Vspolye - The edge of the field, pasture.

Vyselok (Vyselok) - A small village, predominantly owned, located near single-patrimonial villages.

Greatest - Greatest, highest, highest.

City (G.) - A fortified or walled village. Management status assigned to a volost, district or provincial in relation to other settlements.

Griva - An oblong hill covered with forest.

Village - A village without a church, whose inhabitants are mainly peasants from various departments and live without a landowner.

Right hand - Right hand.

Dresva - Coarse sand.

Zapan - Backwater or river bay.

Zaseka (Zas.) - Defensive structure. It was a combination of dead wood apices, an earthen rampart and a ditch with forts and separate fortresses. The fortifications served as defensive lines that protected against raids by the Golden Horde, who systematically plundered and destroyed Russian cities and villages and took the population into captivity, as well as to protect roads.

Zybun (Zyb.) - A quagmire, an impassable (disastrous) place.

Koshevnik - Wood timber floated down the river.

Cumulus sands (Kuch.) - Accumulations of loose sand around bushes and shrubs... Height 30-50 cm, less often up to 1-2 m. In places they consist of gravel. They usually form in areas with close groundwater - on salt marshes, the coasts of lakes, seas and rivers.

Lying meadow - Worthless, bad meadow.

Monastery, monastery (Mon.) - These consist of various types of monastic hostels, the latter of which sometimes coincide in their meaning with graveyards or estates of the spiritual department.

Grange (m. or Grange) - If it is owned, then most of it is near single-patrimonial villages, or it has the meaning of an estate at a plant and factory, if it belongs to persons of the tax-paying classes.

Myanda - Pine.

Novina - Cleared but not plowed land in the forest.

Dump (Opt.) - A mound of waste rock, slag, formed during the development of mineral resources.

Oselok - Oselok Vlad. wasteland, a place abandoned by its inhabitants; fallow, lie low. Oselok, Oblesye, Oselok or obselye, psk. hard newly populated place, settlement, new settlements, settlement.

Oselye - Oselye is akin to an outskirts, the land around the village.

Perekop - Ditch.

Tares - Weed

Pogost (Pog. or Pogost) - Has a church and a population consisting of clergy and clergy. The word graveyard comes from the word guest. The place where merchants traded was called a graveyard. With the adoption of Christianity, churches began to be built near graveyards. In the 15-16th centuries. churchyards begin to die off, hence the word graveyard has a second meaning - a lonely church.

Undercut (Under.) - A cleared place in the forest.

Disgrace - Review, watch.

Midnight - North.

Posad (P. or Pos.) - An order of huts or a row of houses. A settled settlement located outside a city or fortress.

Pochinok, village and farm (Poch.) - Same as settlement. Farmsteads, however, often have the significance of estates due to their agricultural nature. New settlements arising on the first raised site were called repairs.

When the original courtyard was replaced by one or two others, it became a village.

Wasteland (Pust.) - A village turned into a wasteland if there were no residential courtyards left in it and the arable land was abandoned.

Selishche - A large village or settlement where there is more than one church.

Village (S.) - A village with a church, whose inhabitants are mainly peasants from different departments.

Seltso (Sel.) - A village of exclusively owner-occupied nature with a manor house and various owner-owned establishments, or a village in which a landowner lives with peasants or several landowners. A village that was previously a village may also have the name.

Sloboda, Forshtat (Slob.) - A village with more than one church, a settlement outside a city or fortress.

Thorn - Prickly bush

Estate (Us.) - They are of two kinds. Estates of the ecclesiastical department are similar in character to graveyards by the nature of the population. Owner's estates differ either in their agricultural nature or as the location of landowners at a factory or plant

Shuitsa - Left hand.

Church land (CL) - A plot of land belonging to a church parish or monastery