1. "Bulgarian" group (No. 1 – 16)
Nicholas Zharkikh
Shortened text of the section. Full text in ukrainian version.
(1) Rus
(2) Danube River
(3) Vydychev is a city with seven stone walls
It is assumed that it is in Bulgaria on the right bank of the Danube. Probability class – B.
(4) Mdyn
The hypotheses put forward for the interpretation of this name are unconvincing.
Unknown object. Probability class – D.
(6) Ternov
A modern city , in 1185 – 1396 – the capital of the (second) Bulgarian kingdom. Probability class – A.
(8) Drestvin
It is believed to be an ancient Bulgarian fortress , located on the right bank of the Danube in the center of the modern city . Probability class – B.
, that yesterday (April 5, 2024) muscovites-Pushkinists attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing 4 and injuring more than 20.
And today : muscovites shelled Kharkiv at night, six killed, ten wounded (April 6, 2024 at 8:11).
(9) Dichin
There are in Bulgaria, 20 km northwest of Veliko Tarnovo. Probability class – A.
(10) Kilia
Kilia – researchers think about – a village in modern Romania on the right (southern) bank of the Kilia estuary in the Danube Delta. Probability class – A.
(12) Novoe selo
Novoe selo (= New village) at the mouth of the Danube can then be a modern Ukrainian city , which lies on the left (northern) bank of the same Kilia estuary exactly opposite Old Kilia. From Kilia to the confluence of the Kilia estuary into the sea is 40 km to the east, so the expression "at the mouth of the Danube" should not be taken literally. Probability class – A.
, that 17 Shaheds launched by muscovites were shot down over Ukraine tonight, apparently without major damage (April 7, 2024 at 7:44).
(13) Akoljakra
Akoljakra – with a certain amount of imagination, you can see here the name in Bulgaria at the coast of Black sea, and researchers do so. Probability class – B.
(14, 19) On the sea
The SRG did not specify on which sea exactly.
(15) Karna
Modern geography does not know such a point. It is assumed that it is in Bulgaria at the coast of Black sea. Probability class – B.
(16) Kavarna
Kavarna – in Bulgaria on the coast of the Black Sea Probability class – A.
The group as a whole, unlike most SRG groups, contains few names that have preserved to our time without changes. This needs some separate explanation.
Maps
There are not many objects in the "Bulgarian" group, so the optimal route is obvious: 12 → 10 → 16 → 6 → 9 = 480 km. It is plotted on the following diagram with blue arrows.
"Bulgarian" group. Optimal route
To lay the main real route (between objects of class A), you just need to look at the list: 6 → 9 → 10 → 13 → 16 = 649 km. It is plotted on the following diagram with red arrows. Due to the geographical irregularity of the list, entropy-A = 135 %.
"Bulgarian" group. Real route (class A)
Complete real route (classes A + B): 3 → 6 → 8 → 9 → 10 → 12 → 13 → 15 → 16 = 1292 km, which gives us entropy-B = 269 %.
"Bulgarian" group. Real route (classes A + B)
The polygon that covers all objects of the group is marked with a black contour on the map. Its diameter (3 – 12) is 528 km. It can be seen that Kilia and Novoe Selo lie far from the core of the group, and their extraction gives a smaller contour (orange in color) with a diameter of 452 km.