ROLA RZEK W HISTORII KSIĘSTWA HALICKO-WOŁYŃSKIEGO (NA PODSTAWIE INFORMACJI Z KRONIK XII-XIII W.)
THE ROLE OF RIVERS IN HISTORY OF GALICIA-VOLHYNIA PRINCIPALITY (ON THE BASIS OF ENTRIES FROM THE CHRONICLES OF THE XII- XIII CENTURIES)
Author(s): Jurij HudymaSubject(s): Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: Galicia-Volhynia Principality;historical geography;surface waters;climatic phenomena
Summary/Abstract: The article provides an analysis of records found in Kyiv (12th-century) and HalychVolhyn (13th-century) Chronicles about rivers, wetlands and lakes within the areas ofGalicia and Volhyn. The role of hydrographic objects in military campaigns was dulyconsidered along with their significance in the economic life of the Kingdom of Ruthenia(shipping, bridges, dykes, fords).Based on the chronicle records concerning extremeclimatic events (rain, snow, wind, frost, fog), the causes, course, and consequences ofindividual social disasters (famines, epidemics) on the territory of Galicia and Volhyniaduring the Princely times were established The results of the conducted researchconstitute an important complement to the knowledge in the field of historical geographyof the western part of today's Ukraine.
Journal: Przegląd Geopolityczny
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 93-113
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Polish
