Friday, 2 October 2026 · Almaty

"And having so taken counsel, they came together at Moscow…": The first mention of Moscow in the Patriarchal (Nikon) Chronicle for 1147, from a manuscript presumably compiled at the Trinity-Sergius Monastery from the mid-14th century

Share
"And having so taken counsel, they came together at Moscow…": The first mention of Moscow in the Patriarchal (Nikon) Chronicle for 1147, from a manuscript presumably compiled at the Trinity-Sergius Monastery from the mid-14th century

"In the year 6655. Grand Prince Yury of Suzdal, son of Vladimir Monomakh, grandson of Vsevolod, great-grandson of Yaroslav, great-great-grandson of Vladimir the Great, gathered an host, and went and took the town of Novy Torg, and along the river Msta laid waste many districts; and to Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich, grandson of Svyatoslav, great-grandson of Yaroslav, great-great-grandson of Vladimir the Great, he commanded to ravage the districts of Smolensk; and he went and took the town of Golyad, and laid waste the other districts, and returned to Ryazan. And Grand Prince Yury of Suzdal sent to him, saying thus: 'How might we see one another, and in love and in unity end our life in Christ, and guard ourselves from our enemies as one, and lay down our heads each for the other.' And having so taken counsel, they came together at Moscow, Grand Prince Yury from Suzdal, and Grand Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from Ryazan, from Teshilov, with his son Oleg and with Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, and kissed one another in love in Christ, and wept much over the woes and misfortunes that had befallen them, and comforted one another again, and honoured one another with love, and exchanged dear gifts, and parted…"

Report a translation error