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: ''For the Ukrainian military facility, see [[Lyubsha (air base)]].''
: ''For the Ukrainian military facility, see [[Lyubsha (air base)]].''
[[File:Lyubsha and Ladoga map.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Volhov, Lyubsha and Ladozhka rivers (map on right) Lake Ladoga (on the left).]]
[[File:Lyubsha and Ladoga map.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Volhov, Lyubsha and Ladozhka rivers (map on right) Lake Ladoga (on the left).]]
'''Lyubsha''' ({{lang-rus|Любша}}) is an archaeological site situated on the right bank of the [[Volkhov]], about 1,500 metres downstream from [[Staraya Ladoga]]. As was determined by the 1993 excavations, Lyubsha is the site of the earliest [[Varangian]] fort in [[Russia]],<ref>[http://chernov-trezin.narod.ru/chudesa0.htm Articles about Lyubsha fortress with pictures]</ref> established in the first half of the 8th century, thus predating Ladoga. Its layout and dimensions closely resemble the contemporaneous [[hill fort]]s of [[Great Moravia]].
'''Lyubsha''' ({{lang-rus|Любша}}) is an archaeological site situated on the right bank of the [[Volkhov]], about 1,500 metres downstream from [[Staraya Ladoga]]. As was determined by the 1997 excavations, Lyubsha is the site of one of the oldest [[Slavs]] fort in [[Russia]],<ref>[https://www.dachaladoga.ru/en/vesti/lyubshanskaya-krepost/ Articles about Lyubsha fortress]</ref> established in the first half of the 8th century, thus predating Ladoga. Its layout and dimensions closely resemble the contemporaneous [[hill fort]]s of [[Great Moravia]].


The fortress was destroyed by fire towards the end of the 9th century.<ref>Петренко В.П., Шитова Т.Е. Любшанское городище и средневековые поселения Северного Поволховья. // Средневековая Ладога. Leningrad, 1985.</ref> [[Constantine Zuckerman]] connects its destruction with a conflict ([[Vadim the Bold|Vadim]]'s uprising) that marked the downfall of the [[Rus' Khaganate]].<ref>Zuckerman C. ''Deux étapes de la formation de l’ancien état russe,'' dans ''Les centres proto-urbains russes entre Scandinavie, Byzance et Orient. Actes du Colloque International tenu au Collège de France en octobre 1997,'' éd. M. Kazanski, A. Nersessian et C. Zuckerman (Réalités byzantines 7), Paris 2000, p. 95-120.</ref> The Norse name of Lyubsha is unknown.
The fortress was destroyed by fire towards the end of the 9th century.<ref>Петренко В.П., Шитова Т.Е. Любшанское городище и средневековые поселения Северного Поволховья. // Средневековая Ладога. Leningrad, 1985.</ref> [[Constantine Zuckerman]] connects its destruction with a conflict ([[Vadim the Bold|Vadim]]'s uprising) that marked the downfall of the [[Rus' Khaganate]].<ref>Zuckerman C. ''Deux étapes de la formation de l’ancien état russe,'' dans ''Les centres proto-urbains russes entre Scandinavie, Byzance et Orient. Actes du Colloque International tenu au Collège de France en octobre 1997,'' éd. M. Kazanski, A. Nersessian et C. Zuckerman (Réalités byzantines 7), Paris 2000, p. 95-120.</ref> The Norse name of Lyubsha is unknown.

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For the Ukrainian military facility, see Lyubsha (air base).
Volhov, Lyubsha and Ladozhka rivers (map on right) Lake Ladoga (on the left).

Lyubsha (Russian: Любша) is an archaeological site situated on the right bank of the Volkhov, about 1,500 metres downstream from Staraya Ladoga. As was determined by the 1997 excavations, Lyubsha is the site of one of the oldest Slavs fort in Russia,[1] established in the first half of the 8th century, thus predating Ladoga. Its layout and dimensions closely resemble the contemporaneous hill forts of Great Moravia.

The fortress was destroyed by fire towards the end of the 9th century.[2] Constantine Zuckerman connects its destruction with a conflict (Vadim's uprising) that marked the downfall of the Rus' Khaganate.[3] The Norse name of Lyubsha is unknown.

Immediately north of Lyubsha lies the village of Gorchakovshchina, which used to be a trading post at the head of navigation on the Volkhov, near its ancient entry into Lake Ladoga. Dmitry Machinsky ranks it, along with Ladoga and Alaborg, among the most important centres of the khaganate.[4]

References

  1. ^ Articles about Lyubsha fortress
  2. ^ Петренко В.П., Шитова Т.Е. Любшанское городище и средневековые поселения Северного Поволховья. // Средневековая Ладога. Leningrad, 1985.
  3. ^ Zuckerman C. Deux étapes de la formation de l’ancien état russe, dans Les centres proto-urbains russes entre Scandinavie, Byzance et Orient. Actes du Colloque International tenu au Collège de France en octobre 1997, éd. M. Kazanski, A. Nersessian et C. Zuckerman (Réalités byzantines 7), Paris 2000, p. 95-120.
  4. ^ Мачинский Д.А. О роли финноязычного населения бассейнов Волхова и Великой в сложении этносоциума "Русь" (VIII-XI вв.) // Современное финноугроведение. Опыт и проблемы. Leningrad, 1990.

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