Vshchizh (russian: Вщиж) is a village in the Zhukovka rayon of the

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of Russia. Now it is a part of the Shamordino rural settlement. Vshchizh was an old

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n town on the

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between the 11th and 13th centuries. It was first mentioned in a chronicle of 1142. In the mid-12th century, it was an

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town of

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Svyatoslav Vladimirovich. In 1238, Vshchizh was destroyed by the

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. Later, Vshchizh was reborn as a village that exists to this day. As a result of the

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in the 1840s and then in 1940 and 1948–1949 (by a Soviet archaeologist

Boris Rybakov Boris Alexandrovich Rybakov (Russian: Бори́с Алекса́ндрович Рыбако́в, 3 June 1908, Moscow – 27 December 2001) was a Soviet and Russian historian who personified the anti- Normanist vision of Russian history. He is ...

), the remnants of different buildings and

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s and a number of artifacts were found. This quiet spot has been Fyodor Tyutchev's inspiration for many of his poems.

External links

— Vshchizh archeology.

— Poem about Vshchizh, Fyodor Tyutchev.

— More Information. Destroyed towns Defunct towns in Russia Rural localities in Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Oblast Cultural heritage monuments in Bryansk Oblast Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance {{East-Slavic-hist-stub