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Date startStart date of the disease.	1425-05-27 Friday	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Moscow, Novgorod, Pskov
RegionHistorical region(s)	Rus
CountryCurrent country	Germany
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)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Cyrillic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Epidemics in Moscow and other cities.

Text originalOriginal text

[6933] А съ Троицина дни почать быти моръ на Москвѣ; а пришелъ отъ Нѣмецъ въ Пьсковъ, а оттолѣ въ Новъгородъ, такоже доиде и до Москвы и на всю землю Рускую.

Prodolzhenie letopisi po Voskresenskomu spisku in Polnoe Sobranie Russkikh Letopiseĭ, vol. 8, Moscow 2001: Iazyk Russkoĭ Kul’tury, p. 93. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

(1425) From the day of Pentecost(May 27) there was an epidemic in Moscow. It came from the Germans to Pskov and from there to Novgorod, and so it reached Moscow and the whole Rus lands.

Translation by Adrian Jusupovic 2