8. "Volyn-Halych" group
(No. 138 – 176)
Nicholas Zharkikh
Shortened text of the section. Full text in ukrainian version.
And the states, which were considered "great" until 2022, continue to play Munich-ism and Chamberlain-ism, guided by the philosophy of "somehow it will be." Does anyone in the USA seriously believe that with one battalion of "Abrams" it is possible to win the war against the Rotten-Straw Horde? Or with one division of the Patriots? Or with one squadron of F-16 (which is yet to be seen if there will be or not, and if there will be – then when. And will it really be a full squadron?).
All the help that the "coalition in support of Ukraine" can provide without general mobilization (I mean, first of all, the mobilization of industry, its reorganization for war production) – all this help is only capable of restraining the horde, but not exhausting it and defeating it.
Well, once upon a time, even before the First World War, world politics was determined by the "concert of six great powers." And where are they now? I think the same thing threatens the current "big seven". But the leaders of the "seven" themselves are not afraid of this. "Somehow it will be" (May 3, 2024 at 7:52 am).
By the way, about "Abrams". It was published just in time for Independence Day (August 24, 2024): article in : out of 31 tanks, 20 have already been lost.
I recall that as soon as they arrived in Ukraine in September 2023, our military said that they needed additional protection. Then nothing was heard of them until January 2024, and now we have the experience of 7 months of their fighting: they are not protected from drones.
The author of the article predicts that Ukraine will not receive more Abrams, because the USA does not want to continue to show potential buyers its unsuitability for modern war. But potential buyers also know how to count both money and tanks, and also know how to read in English. And there is no other tank in the USA, and so far no work in this direction has been heard.
Aviation in the years of World War II showed the unsuitability of heavy battleships, and it is possible that our war will show the unsuitability of heavy tanks, these land-based battleships (August 27, 2024 at 9:33 am).
(138) Vruchii
Undisputed modern town in Zhytomyr region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(139) Zhytomel
Exactly such a name does not exist, so it has to be corrected to (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(140) Korech
In the Hypatian Chronicle, we have mentions of Korchesk under the year 6658 (1150). Modern town in Rivne region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(141) And these are from Volyn
The title mentions Volyn as a region, not as a specific settlement. Also, this title does not denote any political body, and its block does not begin with the capital, but with a random insignificant Stepan.
(142) Stepan
The name exactly corresponds to the modern one in Sarny district of Rivne region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(143) Horyn river
Only known of such a name. This is a large river (659 km), flows in Ukraine generally from south to north and flows into Pripyat. Her mention should probably be attributed to Stepan. Probability class – A.
(144) Ostro
The exact name is unknown, we have to assume that we have an unwritten name here (town in Rivne district, Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(145) Khorobor
We have only one object with this name. It was mentioned three times in the Hypatian Chronicle. Undoubtedly, this is a fragment of the "Hypatian" group, which fell into the wrong place.
I accept in Chernihiv region (Ukraine). Probability class – C.
(146) Luchesk Velikiy
Undoubtedly modern (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(147) on Styr
We only have this name is a tributary of Horyn (Ukraine). This is a significant river (483 km), and Lutsk really stands on it. Probability class – A.
(148) Ivan
A modern village in Dubno district, Rivne region (Ukraine). Probability class – B.
(149) on Ikva
is a fairly large river (155 km), which flows generally from south to north and flows into Styr (Ukraine). Both the village Ivanye and the town Kremenets stand on this river, so its mention can be attributed to any of these objects. Probability class – A.
(150) Kremenets
The name fits exactly in the Ternopil region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(151) Belz
The only known object with this name is a small in the Chervonohrad district of the Lviv region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(152) Dubychi
The name cannot be localized. Probability class – D.
And while the Munichists and the Obamacrats are rejoicing that they have frozen the war in Ukraine (the front is practically not moving), the partisan unit named after Pavlik Morozov is deploying its actions right on NATO territory:
– April 27, 2024 in Germany two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were there for treatment. It turned out to be a murderer – who would have thought! – a Russian
– May 1, 2024 in the same Germany "left extremists" the villa of Armin Papperger, head of the Rheinmetall arms company, which supplies arms to Ukraine. But it is not specified whether these "extremists" were in civil or "left-extremist" uniforms, i.e. under uniforms with red stars.
– May 3, 2024 in Berlin plant of the Diehl company. In particular, it produces Iris-T air defense systems, which have proven themselves very well in Ukraine. It does not write anything about the discovery of the the «Pravda» newspaper at the scene of the accident.
– May 4, 2024. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany ambassador of the Russian Federation due to Russian cyber-attacks on German defense and technological companies. It’s just not clear to me – why not the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany? (Oh, not the ambassador – the chargé d’affaires. Oh, oh, not the chargé d’affaires – the acting chargé d’affaires! Such and such a level of relations!)
All that remains is to set fire to the Reichstag and plant a victory flag on it (May 5, 2024 at 8:05 am).
(153) Terebovl
Currently, only one object of this name is known – the town in the Ternopil district and region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(154) Ljubno
I consider Ljubno an unknown object. Probability class – D.
(155) Zudechev
Form Zudechev was widespread at the end of the 14th – 1st centuries. 15th century under the name of modern (Lviv region, Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(156) Kholm (= Hill)
City in the west of the Ukrainian ethnic territory, in the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland – ancient, significant and well-known. Probability class – A.
(157) Drugabots
It is not difficult to recognize in this name the modern city in the Lviv region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(158) Solona (= Salty) river
The river we need now is called . It is 20 km long, flows generally to the north and flows into the Tysmenytsia River just on the eastern outskirts of Drohobych. Probability class – A.
Well, before I have time to write anything, Western pen sharks steal everything from my computer and publish it under their name.
So I saw that the newspaper "Financial Times" had already published an article with the characteristic title " sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn". Here is the discovery! (May 6, 2024 at 7:42 am).
(159) Izborsko
This name was very popular in the SRG – we have as many as three copies of it in positions 159, 260, 434. The most reliable and high-quality record is in position 434, I consider it the main one. In position 159 we have doubling, for what reason – I can’t guess. Probability class – G.
(160) Lviv the Great
It is undoubtedly a modern city , the regional center of Ukraine. Probability class – A.
(161) Volyn
Reviewing the news about the "Volyn town" showed that such a town never existed [Zharkikh N. I. The mythical "town Volyn". – Kyiv: 2024]. We should not talk about where and when it existed, but about where the compiler of the SRG borrowed this name from.
A purely literary object. Probability class – F.
(162) on the Bug
Apparent (Western Bug), borrowed from the chronicle record about Volyn. Probability class – A.
(163) Volodymyr
City in Volyn (Ukraine) was founded on the initiative of Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavych of Kyiv and was first mentioned in the annals under the year 988. Probability class – A.
(164) Dorohobuch
Now – a village of the Rivne district and region (Ukraine). Probability class – B.
(165) Przemyśl
Of the three objects of this name, the largest and best known is the modern city on the San River in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of Poland. In the Hypatian Chronicle, Przemyśl is systematically mentioned from 6489 (981) to 6791 (1283). Probability class – A.
(166) Peremil
The only settlement with exactly this name is this one in the Lutsk district of the Volyn region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(167) Halych
A modern town (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(168) Sambor
I believe that the reference refers to (Ukraine) as a settlement mentioned a little earlier. Probability class – A.
(169) Saint Onuphrius lies there
This place in the SRG should be considered the personal view of the compiler or his mistake in good faith (the monastery of St. Onuphrius (Lviv region, Ukraine) is taken as the place of hiding the relics). Probability class – F.
(170) Chevertnja
The only known settlement of this name is this one in the Lutsk district of the Volyn region (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(171) Chertoryesk
The only known name today is the village on the Styr River in the Lutsk district (Ukraine). Probability class – A.
(172) Pinsk
The only candidate for this name is a modern town at the confluence of the Pina River in Pripyat, Berestja region of Belarus. Probability class – A.
(173) Pina river
Small (40 km) flows from west to east and flows into Pripyat in Pinsk. Probability class – A.
(174) Vorobeesk on Strumen (175)
Strumen is the name of the branch of the Pripyat River, which starts from Lake Nobel, flows generally to the northeast and connects with the main channel in the village of in the Pinsk District, Berestja region (Belarus).
The probability class for Strumen is A. Probability class for Vorobiysk – D.
(176) Berestja
I think it is (Berestja) – the regional center of Belarus, an ancient, important and well-known city at the confluence of the Mukhavets and the Bug. Probability class – A.
In general, the "Volyn-Halych" group is characterized by a high quality of records – out of 39 objects, 30 are localized without any problems, another 2 are localized with a high probability. Khorobor (145) and Izborsk (159) were included in this group by accident, "Volyn" (161) is borrowed from the chronicle, the news about St. Onuphrius (169) is clearly erroneous.
Despite the fact that many objects of the group are known from the ancient Rus’ annals, the group as a whole is not composed according to the annals, it contains many objects that actually existed in the 2nd half 14 – 1 half 15th century and were not known in the previous time.
With the exception of the mentioned random jumps, all the objects of the group lie in Volyn and Galicia, but there is no geographical ordering among them, the list freely jumps from Lithuanian Volyn to Polish Galicia and back, regardless of the political border.
Maps
I made the following optimal route: 139 → 138 → 172 → 175 → 176 → 156 → 163 → 146 → 170 → 171 → 142 → 140 → 144 → 150 → 166 → 151 → 160 → 165 → 168 → 157 → 155 → 167 → 153 = 1572 km. It is plotted on the following diagram with blue arrows. But those willing can try to build a more economical route.
"Volyn-Halytsk" group. Optimal route
To lay the main real route (between objects of class A), just look at the list: 138 → 139 → 140 → 142 → 144 → 146 → 150 → 151 → 153 → 155 → 156 → 157 → 160 → 163 → 165 → 166 → 167 → 168 → 170 → 171 → 172 → 175 → 176 = 2738 km. It is plotted in the following diagram with red arrows. Arrows of different colors do not have a special meaning, only so that there is no confusion when crossing. Entropy-A = 174 %.
"Volyn-Halytsk" group. Real route (class A)
Complete real route (classes A + B + C): 138 → 139 → 140 → 142 → 144 → 145 → 146 → 148 → 150 → 151 → 153 → 155 → 156 → 157 → 160 → 163 → 164 → 165 → 166 → 167 → 168 → 170 → 171 → 172 → 175 → 176 = 3945 km, which gives us entropy-B = 251 %.
The list does not show a clear concept of what is historical Volyn and what is historical Galicia; he moves from Volyn to Galicia four times and returns to Volyn.
"Volyn-Halytsk" group.
Real route (classes A + B + C)
The polygon that covers all objects of the group is marked with a black contour on the map. Its diameter (145 – 165) is 741 km. We would like to remove three foreign objects from the group: Ovruch (138), Zhytomyr (139) and Khorobor (145). I think the SRG scribe had no idea about the location of the latter (it would be better to attribute it to the "Hypatian" group). Ovruch and Zhytomyr do not fit into either the previous "Pripyat" group, or the next "Volyn". In the 1st half 15th century these two towns belonged to the (theoretical) Kyiv principality, but SRG does not show the slightest understanding of what the Kyiv principality was at the end of the 14th century and further mid-15th century
With the removal of these three objects, the diameter of the core of the group decreases to 370 km (168 – 172, orange contour), or 50 % of the full diameter.