O. Bogdanov V.

DOMESTIC HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHY STUDIES OF THE RZHEV UYEZD OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Authors

O. Bogdanov V.

Keywords:

Rzhevsky county, historical geography, Middle Ages, scribal books, Okovsky forest, Great Watershed, Lithuanian Principality

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the historiography of the historical geography of the Rzhev district of the Middle Ages. Directions in the historical geography of the Rzhev region, study priorities and current re-search problems are highlighted. It is noted that the researchers during the XIX-XXI centuries. the priority task was to develop a chronology of political processes on the territory of the Rzhevsky district, to determine the origins of the formation of the settlement structure and development fea-tures. Actual research problems of the historical geography of the region are the work on understanding the chronology of the formation of the territorial structure of the county, a comprehensive description of rural settlement and settlement centers, as well as the complete localization of all settlements according to scribe books.

DOMESTIC HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHY STUDIES OF THE RZHEV UYEZD OF THE MIDDLE AGES