В статье анализируется грамота княгини Ульяны Александровны на темьянщину для церкви Успения Прес... more В статье анализируется грамота княгини Ульяны Александровны на темьянщину для церкви Успения Пресвятой Богородицы. Показано, что эта грамота не имеет никакого отношения к поселку Езерище Городокского района Витебской области. Она была выдана для Успенской церкви в Витебске в период со второй половины 1377 г. по 17 марта 1392 г. Упоминаемые в грамоте земли локализуются к юго-западу от Витебска.
The article analyzes the charter of Princess Ulyana Alexandrovna prescribing to pay tax for the purchase of incense (temianshchina) for the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is shown that this charter has no relation to the settlement of Yezyaryshcha of Haradok district of Vitebsk region. It was issued for the Assumption church in Vitebsk from the second half of 1377 to March 17, 1392. The lands mentioned in the charter are localized to the south-west of Vitebsk.
Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы II Междунаро... more Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы II Международной научно-практической конференции, посвященной Году мира и созидания. Витебск, 26–27 октября 2023 г. – Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2023. – С. 114–116.
The article analyzes the influence of the traditions of Old Rus’ (Polotsk and Galicia-Volhynia pr... more The article analyzes the influence of the traditions of Old Rus’ (Polotsk and Galicia-Volhynia principalities) on the legal regulation and practices of establishing internal and external borders in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It is noted that already in the second half of the 11th – early 12th century in the Principality of Polotsk the concept of political territory and borders of the state as attributes of its sovereignty and power emerged. From the Principality of Polotsk the position of a yezdok (a judge on the issues of drawing borders and resolving land disputes) was borrowed into the state apparatus and legislation of the GDL of the 15–16th centuries. It is shown that the methods of marking boundaries on the ground (grani, mezhy, koptsy), which were fixed in the legislation and practice of land relations of the GDL, were of East Slavic origin. It is noted that that Old Russian influences in this sphere were closely intertwined with European ones. It is concluded that the formation of the western external linear borders of the GDL on the place of ancient boundary spaces took place since the second half of the 14th century under the influence of contacts with Mazovia, the Polish Kingdom, and the Teutonic Order. At the same time, the treaty of the Lutsk Prince Lubart Gediminovich with the Polish Kingdom of 1366 reflected the peculiarities of perception and realization of borders, which have some similarity with the traditions of Rus’.
The article analyzes the description of the border between the GDL and Livonia of 1545 (according... more The article analyzes the description of the border between the GDL and Livonia of 1545 (according to the copy of the 18th century), discovered in the Riga archive several years ago. The results of verification of this source and locali-zation of the border line reflected in it in the area of Drisviaty and Braslav are presented. The conclusion is that the description of 1545 is of high reliability and contains valuable information about the border between the GDL and Livonia demarcated during the reign of Grand Duke Vitovt (1426). В статье анализируется описание границы ВКЛ с Ливонией 1545 г. (по списку XVIII в.), несколько лет назад открытое в рижском архиве. Представлены результаты верификации этого источника и проведена локализация отраженной в нем линии границы на участке Дрисвят и Браслава. Сделан вывод, что описание 1545 г. характеризуется высокой степенью достоверности и содержит ценную информацию о границе ВКЛ с Ливонией, демаркированной в правление великого князя Витовта (1426 г.).
The article examines the composition of the 559th book of the Lithuanian Metric (1542). The book ... more The article examines the composition of the 559th book of the Lithuanian Metric (1542). The book consists of four sections: a description of the demarcation of 1541, a description of so-called Radivil’s border between the GDL and Livonia, a list of territorial seizures carried out by Livonians and a list of complaints of inhabitants of the GDL border areas. The line of Radivil’s border, presented in the 559th book, is reconstructed.
Studia Historica Europae Orientalis = Исследования по истории Восточной Европы. – Вып. 15. – Минс... more Studia Historica Europae Orientalis = Исследования по истории Восточной Европы. – Вып. 15. – Минск: РИВШ, 2022. – С. 88–103. The article examines a little known record from the 14th century in the codex OF 1b (from Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin), which presents a draft delimitation between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia, proposed by the Teutonic Order in 1388–1391. The connection of this source with the history of the land of Polotsk and Lithuania Transvilnensis is analyzed.
The article discusses preconditions and history of conclusion of the treaty of the Grand Duchy of... more The article discusses preconditions and history of conclusion of the treaty of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with Livonia concerning the delimitation of the border of July 7, 1473. Historical and geographical meaning of the concepts “Voyshvilt’s”, “Shedibor’s” and “new” borders, used in the treaty, is revealed. The course of negotiations on the settlement of border disputes and border rectification, conducted by representatives of the GDL and Livonia in the 1440s - early 1470s, is analysed in detail. The conclusion is made that the principle of mutual compromise was put at the basis of the treaty of 1473. The Livonian part de jure gave up its demand that the borders drawn during the reign of the Grand Duke Vitovt in 1426 be preserved. The GDL government, in its turn, did not demand to return to the “old” border of the 14th century and agreed to take into account new border realities, especially the construction of the Livonian castle Bauska at the junction of the rivers Memele and Musa. Based on published and unpublished archival material it is shown that the border established by the treaty of 1473 was completely demarcated from the Pskov border in the East to the Baltic Sea in the West. As a result, the GDL obtained legal rights to a new territory of more than 5,800 square kilometers. Of this territory, about 450 square kilometers in the area of Drisvyaty and Braslav are now part of the Republic of Belarus. Many sections of the present state borders between Lithuania and Latvia, Latvia and Belarus coincide with the line of the border that was drawn in accordance with the treaty of 1473. Taking into account the latest scientific publications and discoveries the author prepared a new translation of the treaty of 1473 (from Latin) and its additional protocol (from Middle Low German).
Лицкевич, О. В. Карты конца XV – начала XVII в. как источник по истории границы и пограничья межд... more Лицкевич, О. В. Карты конца XV – начала XVII в. как источник по истории границы и пограничья между Великим Княжеством Литовским и Ливонией // Актуальные проблемы источниковедения. Материалы VII Международной научно-практической конференции. Витебск, 27–29 апреля 2023 г. В 2 тт. – Т. 1. – Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2023. – С. 204–207.
Лицкевич, О. В. Княжества Кукенойс и Герцике и их отношение к Полоцку в начале ХІIІ в.: некоторые... more Лицкевич, О. В. Княжества Кукенойс и Герцике и их отношение к Полоцку в начале ХІIІ в.: некоторые наблюдения и данные // Гісторыя і археалогія Полацка і Полацкай зямлі: матэрыалы VIII Міжнароднай навукова-практычнай канферэнцыі (Полацк, 1–2 лістапада 2022 г.) / Уклад. Т. У. Явіч. – Полацк: Полацкае кніжнае выдавецтва, 2022. – С. 181–195. The article deals with the questions, such as the character of state power in the Principalities of Koknese and Jersika, presence of Ruthenian ethno-confessional element in their life and their relation to Polotsk. Using the 13th - 15th century acts, archeological and toponymic data the borders of the principalities are defined.
The article examines the process of formation of the Polotsk-Livonian border of the Principality ... more The article examines the process of formation of the Polotsk-Livonian border of the Principality of Polotsk and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 13th to 15th centuries. It analyzes the localization of the border zones that separated the areas inhabited by Eastern Slavs and neighboring tribes of Lithuanians and Latgalians. It is shown that in the 14th–15th centuries linear state borders marked on the ground by special signs were formed on these border zones. This process began during the reign of Grand Duke Algirdas (during 1350s and 1360s) and ended during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas, when the demarcation of the border between the GDL and the Teutonic Order was carried out on the basis of the Melno Treaty of 1422. The next demarcation of the PolotskLivonian border took place in the reign of King Casimir after the treaty with Livonia had been concluded in 1473. It is concluded that to the south of the Western Dvina the configuration of the borders established in the 15th century differed. The border drawn during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas in this area was always further south than the border demarcated during the reign of King Casimir and, therefore, it was more advantageous for Livonia than for the GDL. In the area north of the Western Dvina the borders drawn in the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas and King Casimir were mostly coincidental. In a number of sections the Polotsk-Livonian border, demarcated in 1474–1477, roughly corresponds to the modern state border between Belarus and Latvia.
Litskevich O. V. Region of Eastern Latgale ceded to the Teutonic Order by Prince Constantine of P... more Litskevich O. V. Region of Eastern Latgale ceded to the Teutonic Order by Prince Constantine of Polotsk in the 1250s - early 1260s The article deals with the data about region of Eastern Latgale, which Prince Constantine of Polotsk donated to the Teutonic Order in the 1250s - early 1260s. The donation is linked with the general context of the history of the Principality of Polotsk in the 13th century. The boundaries of the ceded territory are defined. In the west this area is thought to border on the lands of the former Principality of Jersika, the border passed along the line of the western shore of Lake Lubāns, Varka, Preiļi, and the mouth of the Liksnianka (Līksna) River at its confluence with the Western Dvina (Daugava) River. In the south the border passed along the Western Dvina River from the mouth of the Liksnianka River to the area east of present-day Krāslava. In the north the border ran in a straight line from the northern shore of Lake Lubāns to the Pskov border. In the east the border approximately corresponded to the location of the Latgalian and East Slavic archaeological monuments of the 10th-13th centuries and presumably passed along the line of the Sinyaya (Zilupe) River, Lake Osveya, the Saryanka River, the Asunitsa River, and the Indritsa River. In the 15th century, during the reigns of Vitovt (1426) and Casimir (1473-1477), the border between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia was determinated along the similar line.
Лицкевич, О. В. Делимитации и демаркации границы Великого Княжества Литовского с Ливонией в XIV–X... more Лицкевич, О. В. Делимитации и демаркации границы Великого Княжества Литовского с Ливонией в XIV–XV вв.: проблема источников // Научные труды Республиканского института высшей школы. Исторические и психолого-педагогические науки. Сборник научных статей. – Вып. 22. В 4 частях. Ч. 1. – Минск: РИВШ, 2022. – С. 313–322. The article analyses and classifies the oldest written sources, which can be used to reconstruct the configuration of borders between the GDL and Livonia during the reigns of Lithuanian Grand Dukes Olgerd, Vitovt and Kazimir
THE FIRST TREATIES OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA WITH LIVONIA
(1253–1323). The article analyzes... more THE FIRST TREATIES OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA WITH LIVONIA (1253–1323). The article analyzes the treaties between the GDL and Livonia, concluded from 1253 to 1323; the circumstances of their conclusion, special aspects and common features are revealed.
Лицкевич О. В. Древнейшие участки белорусско-латвийской границы как историко-культурная ценность ... more Лицкевич О. В. Древнейшие участки белорусско-латвийской границы как историко-культурная ценность (к постановке проблемы) // Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы международной научно-практической конференции. Витебск, 22–23 октября 2021 г. Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2021. С. 102–108.
Voishvilt's (the 1350s-1360s), Shedibor's (1424-1426), and Radivil's (1473) borders between the G... more Voishvilt's (the 1350s-1360s), Shedibor's (1424-1426), and Radivil's (1473) borders between the GDL and Livonia from lake Kurcuma to Western Dvina (Daugava)
В статье анализируется грамота княгини Ульяны Александровны на темьянщину для церкви Успения Прес... more В статье анализируется грамота княгини Ульяны Александровны на темьянщину для церкви Успения Пресвятой Богородицы. Показано, что эта грамота не имеет никакого отношения к поселку Езерище Городокского района Витебской области. Она была выдана для Успенской церкви в Витебске в период со второй половины 1377 г. по 17 марта 1392 г. Упоминаемые в грамоте земли локализуются к юго-западу от Витебска.
The article analyzes the charter of Princess Ulyana Alexandrovna prescribing to pay tax for the purchase of incense (temianshchina) for the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is shown that this charter has no relation to the settlement of Yezyaryshcha of Haradok district of Vitebsk region. It was issued for the Assumption church in Vitebsk from the second half of 1377 to March 17, 1392. The lands mentioned in the charter are localized to the south-west of Vitebsk.
Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы II Междунаро... more Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы II Международной научно-практической конференции, посвященной Году мира и созидания. Витебск, 26–27 октября 2023 г. – Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2023. – С. 114–116.
The article analyzes the influence of the traditions of Old Rus’ (Polotsk and Galicia-Volhynia pr... more The article analyzes the influence of the traditions of Old Rus’ (Polotsk and Galicia-Volhynia principalities) on the legal regulation and practices of establishing internal and external borders in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It is noted that already in the second half of the 11th – early 12th century in the Principality of Polotsk the concept of political territory and borders of the state as attributes of its sovereignty and power emerged. From the Principality of Polotsk the position of a yezdok (a judge on the issues of drawing borders and resolving land disputes) was borrowed into the state apparatus and legislation of the GDL of the 15–16th centuries. It is shown that the methods of marking boundaries on the ground (grani, mezhy, koptsy), which were fixed in the legislation and practice of land relations of the GDL, were of East Slavic origin. It is noted that that Old Russian influences in this sphere were closely intertwined with European ones. It is concluded that the formation of the western external linear borders of the GDL on the place of ancient boundary spaces took place since the second half of the 14th century under the influence of contacts with Mazovia, the Polish Kingdom, and the Teutonic Order. At the same time, the treaty of the Lutsk Prince Lubart Gediminovich with the Polish Kingdom of 1366 reflected the peculiarities of perception and realization of borders, which have some similarity with the traditions of Rus’.
The article analyzes the description of the border between the GDL and Livonia of 1545 (according... more The article analyzes the description of the border between the GDL and Livonia of 1545 (according to the copy of the 18th century), discovered in the Riga archive several years ago. The results of verification of this source and locali-zation of the border line reflected in it in the area of Drisviaty and Braslav are presented. The conclusion is that the description of 1545 is of high reliability and contains valuable information about the border between the GDL and Livonia demarcated during the reign of Grand Duke Vitovt (1426). В статье анализируется описание границы ВКЛ с Ливонией 1545 г. (по списку XVIII в.), несколько лет назад открытое в рижском архиве. Представлены результаты верификации этого источника и проведена локализация отраженной в нем линии границы на участке Дрисвят и Браслава. Сделан вывод, что описание 1545 г. характеризуется высокой степенью достоверности и содержит ценную информацию о границе ВКЛ с Ливонией, демаркированной в правление великого князя Витовта (1426 г.).
The article examines the composition of the 559th book of the Lithuanian Metric (1542). The book ... more The article examines the composition of the 559th book of the Lithuanian Metric (1542). The book consists of four sections: a description of the demarcation of 1541, a description of so-called Radivil’s border between the GDL and Livonia, a list of territorial seizures carried out by Livonians and a list of complaints of inhabitants of the GDL border areas. The line of Radivil’s border, presented in the 559th book, is reconstructed.
Studia Historica Europae Orientalis = Исследования по истории Восточной Европы. – Вып. 15. – Минс... more Studia Historica Europae Orientalis = Исследования по истории Восточной Европы. – Вып. 15. – Минск: РИВШ, 2022. – С. 88–103. The article examines a little known record from the 14th century in the codex OF 1b (from Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin), which presents a draft delimitation between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia, proposed by the Teutonic Order in 1388–1391. The connection of this source with the history of the land of Polotsk and Lithuania Transvilnensis is analyzed.
The article discusses preconditions and history of conclusion of the treaty of the Grand Duchy of... more The article discusses preconditions and history of conclusion of the treaty of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with Livonia concerning the delimitation of the border of July 7, 1473. Historical and geographical meaning of the concepts “Voyshvilt’s”, “Shedibor’s” and “new” borders, used in the treaty, is revealed. The course of negotiations on the settlement of border disputes and border rectification, conducted by representatives of the GDL and Livonia in the 1440s - early 1470s, is analysed in detail. The conclusion is made that the principle of mutual compromise was put at the basis of the treaty of 1473. The Livonian part de jure gave up its demand that the borders drawn during the reign of the Grand Duke Vitovt in 1426 be preserved. The GDL government, in its turn, did not demand to return to the “old” border of the 14th century and agreed to take into account new border realities, especially the construction of the Livonian castle Bauska at the junction of the rivers Memele and Musa. Based on published and unpublished archival material it is shown that the border established by the treaty of 1473 was completely demarcated from the Pskov border in the East to the Baltic Sea in the West. As a result, the GDL obtained legal rights to a new territory of more than 5,800 square kilometers. Of this territory, about 450 square kilometers in the area of Drisvyaty and Braslav are now part of the Republic of Belarus. Many sections of the present state borders between Lithuania and Latvia, Latvia and Belarus coincide with the line of the border that was drawn in accordance with the treaty of 1473. Taking into account the latest scientific publications and discoveries the author prepared a new translation of the treaty of 1473 (from Latin) and its additional protocol (from Middle Low German).
Лицкевич, О. В. Карты конца XV – начала XVII в. как источник по истории границы и пограничья межд... more Лицкевич, О. В. Карты конца XV – начала XVII в. как источник по истории границы и пограничья между Великим Княжеством Литовским и Ливонией // Актуальные проблемы источниковедения. Материалы VII Международной научно-практической конференции. Витебск, 27–29 апреля 2023 г. В 2 тт. – Т. 1. – Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2023. – С. 204–207.
Лицкевич, О. В. Княжества Кукенойс и Герцике и их отношение к Полоцку в начале ХІIІ в.: некоторые... more Лицкевич, О. В. Княжества Кукенойс и Герцике и их отношение к Полоцку в начале ХІIІ в.: некоторые наблюдения и данные // Гісторыя і археалогія Полацка і Полацкай зямлі: матэрыалы VIII Міжнароднай навукова-практычнай канферэнцыі (Полацк, 1–2 лістапада 2022 г.) / Уклад. Т. У. Явіч. – Полацк: Полацкае кніжнае выдавецтва, 2022. – С. 181–195. The article deals with the questions, such as the character of state power in the Principalities of Koknese and Jersika, presence of Ruthenian ethno-confessional element in their life and their relation to Polotsk. Using the 13th - 15th century acts, archeological and toponymic data the borders of the principalities are defined.
The article examines the process of formation of the Polotsk-Livonian border of the Principality ... more The article examines the process of formation of the Polotsk-Livonian border of the Principality of Polotsk and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 13th to 15th centuries. It analyzes the localization of the border zones that separated the areas inhabited by Eastern Slavs and neighboring tribes of Lithuanians and Latgalians. It is shown that in the 14th–15th centuries linear state borders marked on the ground by special signs were formed on these border zones. This process began during the reign of Grand Duke Algirdas (during 1350s and 1360s) and ended during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas, when the demarcation of the border between the GDL and the Teutonic Order was carried out on the basis of the Melno Treaty of 1422. The next demarcation of the PolotskLivonian border took place in the reign of King Casimir after the treaty with Livonia had been concluded in 1473. It is concluded that to the south of the Western Dvina the configuration of the borders established in the 15th century differed. The border drawn during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas in this area was always further south than the border demarcated during the reign of King Casimir and, therefore, it was more advantageous for Livonia than for the GDL. In the area north of the Western Dvina the borders drawn in the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas and King Casimir were mostly coincidental. In a number of sections the Polotsk-Livonian border, demarcated in 1474–1477, roughly corresponds to the modern state border between Belarus and Latvia.
Litskevich O. V. Region of Eastern Latgale ceded to the Teutonic Order by Prince Constantine of P... more Litskevich O. V. Region of Eastern Latgale ceded to the Teutonic Order by Prince Constantine of Polotsk in the 1250s - early 1260s The article deals with the data about region of Eastern Latgale, which Prince Constantine of Polotsk donated to the Teutonic Order in the 1250s - early 1260s. The donation is linked with the general context of the history of the Principality of Polotsk in the 13th century. The boundaries of the ceded territory are defined. In the west this area is thought to border on the lands of the former Principality of Jersika, the border passed along the line of the western shore of Lake Lubāns, Varka, Preiļi, and the mouth of the Liksnianka (Līksna) River at its confluence with the Western Dvina (Daugava) River. In the south the border passed along the Western Dvina River from the mouth of the Liksnianka River to the area east of present-day Krāslava. In the north the border ran in a straight line from the northern shore of Lake Lubāns to the Pskov border. In the east the border approximately corresponded to the location of the Latgalian and East Slavic archaeological monuments of the 10th-13th centuries and presumably passed along the line of the Sinyaya (Zilupe) River, Lake Osveya, the Saryanka River, the Asunitsa River, and the Indritsa River. In the 15th century, during the reigns of Vitovt (1426) and Casimir (1473-1477), the border between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia was determinated along the similar line.
Лицкевич, О. В. Делимитации и демаркации границы Великого Княжества Литовского с Ливонией в XIV–X... more Лицкевич, О. В. Делимитации и демаркации границы Великого Княжества Литовского с Ливонией в XIV–XV вв.: проблема источников // Научные труды Республиканского института высшей школы. Исторические и психолого-педагогические науки. Сборник научных статей. – Вып. 22. В 4 частях. Ч. 1. – Минск: РИВШ, 2022. – С. 313–322. The article analyses and classifies the oldest written sources, which can be used to reconstruct the configuration of borders between the GDL and Livonia during the reigns of Lithuanian Grand Dukes Olgerd, Vitovt and Kazimir
THE FIRST TREATIES OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA WITH LIVONIA
(1253–1323). The article analyzes... more THE FIRST TREATIES OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA WITH LIVONIA (1253–1323). The article analyzes the treaties between the GDL and Livonia, concluded from 1253 to 1323; the circumstances of their conclusion, special aspects and common features are revealed.
Лицкевич О. В. Древнейшие участки белорусско-латвийской границы как историко-культурная ценность ... more Лицкевич О. В. Древнейшие участки белорусско-латвийской границы как историко-культурная ценность (к постановке проблемы) // Охрана и популяризация культурного наследия: мировой и отечественный опыт. Материалы международной научно-практической конференции. Витебск, 22–23 октября 2021 г. Витебск: ВГУ имени П. М. Машерова, 2021. С. 102–108.
Voishvilt's (the 1350s-1360s), Shedibor's (1424-1426), and Radivil's (1473) borders between the G... more Voishvilt's (the 1350s-1360s), Shedibor's (1424-1426), and Radivil's (1473) borders between the GDL and Livonia from lake Kurcuma to Western Dvina (Daugava)
Лицкевич О. В. Скорина и скара: к вопросу о значении эмблемы «Луна и Солнце» // Матэрыялы міжнаро... more Лицкевич О. В. Скорина и скара: к вопросу о значении эмблемы «Луна и Солнце» // Матэрыялы міжнароднага кангрэса «500 гадоў беларускага кнігадрукавання». XIII Міжнародныя кнігазнаўчыя чытанні. Мінск, 14–15 верасня 2017 г. У 2 ч. Ч. 2. Мінск, 2017. С. 238–242. Материал подготовлен весной 2017 г. и опубликован раньше, чем был прочитан доклад. В устном докладе на конгрессе 15 сентября 2017 г. также затронут вопрос о расшифровке эмблем "тау-крест в треугольнике" (на основе недавней статьи С. Ю. Темчина, к сожалению, еще не учтенной в печатной версии) и "крест на трапециевидной основе с двумя черточками по бокам". Все три эмблемы в совокупности расшифровываются как имя "Франциск Лукич Скорина" и символизируют Троицу, Евангелие и Пасху.
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The article analyzes the charter of Princess Ulyana Alexandrovna prescribing to pay tax for the purchase of incense (temianshchina) for the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is shown that this charter has no relation to the settlement of Yezyaryshcha of Haradok district of Vitebsk region. It was issued for the Assumption church in Vitebsk from the second half of 1377 to March 17, 1392. The lands mentioned in the charter are localized to the south-west of Vitebsk.
the legal regulation and practices of establishing internal and external borders in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
It is noted that already in the second half of the 11th – early 12th century in the Principality of Polotsk the concept of political territory and borders of the state as attributes of its sovereignty and power emerged. From the
Principality of Polotsk the position of a yezdok (a judge on the issues of drawing borders and resolving land
disputes) was borrowed into the state apparatus and legislation of the GDL of the 15–16th centuries. It is shown
that the methods of marking boundaries on the ground (grani, mezhy, koptsy), which were fixed in the legislation
and practice of land relations of the GDL, were of East Slavic origin. It is noted that that Old Russian influences
in this sphere were closely intertwined with European ones. It is concluded that the formation of the western
external linear borders of the GDL on the place of ancient boundary spaces took place since the second half of
the 14th century under the influence of contacts with Mazovia, the Polish Kingdom, and the Teutonic Order. At
the same time, the treaty of the Lutsk Prince Lubart Gediminovich with the Polish Kingdom of 1366 reflected
the peculiarities of perception and realization of borders, which have some similarity with the traditions of Rus’.
В статье анализируется описание границы ВКЛ с Ливонией 1545 г. (по списку XVIII в.), несколько лет назад открытое в рижском архиве. Представлены результаты верификации этого источника и проведена локализация отраженной в нем линии границы на участке Дрисвят и Браслава. Сделан вывод, что описание 1545 г. характеризуется высокой степенью достоверности и содержит ценную информацию о границе ВКЛ с Ливонией, демаркированной в правление великого князя Витовта (1426 г.).
The article examines a little known record from the 14th century in the codex OF 1b (from Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin), which presents a draft delimitation between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia, proposed by the Teutonic Order in 1388–1391. The connection of this source with the history of the land of Polotsk and Lithuania Transvilnensis is analyzed.
The article deals with the data about region of Eastern Latgale, which Prince Constantine of Polotsk donated to the Teutonic Order in the 1250s - early 1260s. The donation is linked with the general context of the history of the Principality of Polotsk in the 13th century. The boundaries of the ceded territory are defined. In the west this area is thought to border on the lands of the former Principality of Jersika, the border passed along the line of the western shore of Lake Lubāns, Varka, Preiļi, and the mouth of the Liksnianka (Līksna) River at its confluence with the Western Dvina (Daugava) River. In the south the border passed along the Western Dvina River from the mouth of the Liksnianka River to the area east of present-day Krāslava. In the north the border ran in a straight line from the northern shore of Lake Lubāns to the Pskov border. In the east the border approximately corresponded to the location of the Latgalian and East Slavic archaeological monuments of the 10th-13th centuries and presumably passed along the line of the Sinyaya (Zilupe) River, Lake Osveya, the Saryanka River, the Asunitsa River, and the Indritsa River. In the 15th century, during the reigns of Vitovt (1426) and Casimir (1473-1477), the border between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia was determinated along the similar line.
The article analyses and classifies the oldest written sources, which can be used to reconstruct the configuration of borders between the GDL and Livonia during the reigns of Lithuanian Grand Dukes Olgerd, Vitovt and Kazimir
(1253–1323). The article analyzes the treaties between the GDL and Livonia, concluded from 1253 to 1323; the circumstances of
their conclusion, special aspects and common features are revealed.
The article analyzes the charter of Princess Ulyana Alexandrovna prescribing to pay tax for the purchase of incense (temianshchina) for the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is shown that this charter has no relation to the settlement of Yezyaryshcha of Haradok district of Vitebsk region. It was issued for the Assumption church in Vitebsk from the second half of 1377 to March 17, 1392. The lands mentioned in the charter are localized to the south-west of Vitebsk.
the legal regulation and practices of establishing internal and external borders in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
It is noted that already in the second half of the 11th – early 12th century in the Principality of Polotsk the concept of political territory and borders of the state as attributes of its sovereignty and power emerged. From the
Principality of Polotsk the position of a yezdok (a judge on the issues of drawing borders and resolving land
disputes) was borrowed into the state apparatus and legislation of the GDL of the 15–16th centuries. It is shown
that the methods of marking boundaries on the ground (grani, mezhy, koptsy), which were fixed in the legislation
and practice of land relations of the GDL, were of East Slavic origin. It is noted that that Old Russian influences
in this sphere were closely intertwined with European ones. It is concluded that the formation of the western
external linear borders of the GDL on the place of ancient boundary spaces took place since the second half of
the 14th century under the influence of contacts with Mazovia, the Polish Kingdom, and the Teutonic Order. At
the same time, the treaty of the Lutsk Prince Lubart Gediminovich with the Polish Kingdom of 1366 reflected
the peculiarities of perception and realization of borders, which have some similarity with the traditions of Rus’.
В статье анализируется описание границы ВКЛ с Ливонией 1545 г. (по списку XVIII в.), несколько лет назад открытое в рижском архиве. Представлены результаты верификации этого источника и проведена локализация отраженной в нем линии границы на участке Дрисвят и Браслава. Сделан вывод, что описание 1545 г. характеризуется высокой степенью достоверности и содержит ценную информацию о границе ВКЛ с Ливонией, демаркированной в правление великого князя Витовта (1426 г.).
The article examines a little known record from the 14th century in the codex OF 1b (from Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin), which presents a draft delimitation between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia, proposed by the Teutonic Order in 1388–1391. The connection of this source with the history of the land of Polotsk and Lithuania Transvilnensis is analyzed.
The article deals with the data about region of Eastern Latgale, which Prince Constantine of Polotsk donated to the Teutonic Order in the 1250s - early 1260s. The donation is linked with the general context of the history of the Principality of Polotsk in the 13th century. The boundaries of the ceded territory are defined. In the west this area is thought to border on the lands of the former Principality of Jersika, the border passed along the line of the western shore of Lake Lubāns, Varka, Preiļi, and the mouth of the Liksnianka (Līksna) River at its confluence with the Western Dvina (Daugava) River. In the south the border passed along the Western Dvina River from the mouth of the Liksnianka River to the area east of present-day Krāslava. In the north the border ran in a straight line from the northern shore of Lake Lubāns to the Pskov border. In the east the border approximately corresponded to the location of the Latgalian and East Slavic archaeological monuments of the 10th-13th centuries and presumably passed along the line of the Sinyaya (Zilupe) River, Lake Osveya, the Saryanka River, the Asunitsa River, and the Indritsa River. In the 15th century, during the reigns of Vitovt (1426) and Casimir (1473-1477), the border between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Livonia was determinated along the similar line.
The article analyses and classifies the oldest written sources, which can be used to reconstruct the configuration of borders between the GDL and Livonia during the reigns of Lithuanian Grand Dukes Olgerd, Vitovt and Kazimir
(1253–1323). The article analyzes the treaties between the GDL and Livonia, concluded from 1253 to 1323; the circumstances of
their conclusion, special aspects and common features are revealed.
Материал подготовлен весной 2017 г. и опубликован раньше, чем был прочитан доклад. В устном докладе на конгрессе 15 сентября 2017 г. также затронут вопрос о расшифровке эмблем "тау-крест в треугольнике" (на основе недавней статьи С. Ю. Темчина, к сожалению, еще не учтенной в печатной версии) и "крест на трапециевидной основе с двумя черточками по бокам". Все три эмблемы в совокупности расшифровываются как имя "Франциск Лукич Скорина" и символизируют Троицу, Евангелие и Пасху.