1309-00-00-The whole Russian land

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1309	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
RegionHistorical region(s)	Rus
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)	Cattle, Horse, Mice
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Cyrillic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Hunger, Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Plague on people, horses and cattle, as well as hunger.

Text originalOriginal text

Toгo жe лѣтa [6817] быcть мopъ нa люди и нa кoни нa вcякии cкoтъ, a житo вcякoe мышь пoѣлa, и тoгo paди и дopoгoвь быcть вeликa и глaд вeликъ быcть пo вceя зeмли Pyccкoи.

Московский лeтoпиcный свод конца XV века, in: Полное Cобрание Pусских Летописей, т. XXV, Mocвa: Языки Cлaвянcкoй Kyльтypы, 2004, p. 159 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

That year 1309 there was a plague on people, horses and all cattle, and all the grain was eaten by mice, and because of this the prices were high and the famine was great throughout the entire Rusian land.

Translation by Dariusz Dabrowski 2