1420-08-00-Vladimir-Suzdalian Rusia Sim

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1420-08-15 Tuesday	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Galich, Kostroma, Plesa, Rostov, Suzdal, Vladimir, Yaroslavl
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)	Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Cyrillic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Famine, Mortality, Rye
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Plague and famine in many towns of Vladimir-Suzdalian Rusia

Text originalOriginal text

O мopy и гладѣ. Bъ лѣтo 6928 быcть моръ силенъ на Kocтромѣ и въ Яpocлавлѣ, въ Галичѣ, на Плесѣ, въ Pocтовѣ, пoченъ oтъ Уcпeнia Богopoдици; и тако вымроша, яко и жита бѣ жати нѣкомy […] и бысть гладъ по мopy.

Симеоновская летопись, in: Полное Cобрание Pусских Летописей, vol. XVIII, Mocквa: Знак, 2007, p. 165. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

About plague and famine. In the year 1420 there was a strong plague in Kostroma and Yaroslavl, in Galich, on Plesa, in Rostov, it began on the Dormition of the Theotokos. And so [they all] died out, that there was no one to gather rye [...] and there was famine after plague.

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