The ‘Route from the Varangians to the Greeks’: truth or fiction

• Published in: Baltic Region
• Main Authors: Vasilii L. Martynov, Dmitry A. Subetto, Vyacheslav V. Brylkin, Ivan M. Grekov, Yury A. Kublicky, Aleksandr V. Orlov, Irina Ye. Sazonova, Natalia V. Sokolova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2022
• Subjects: the ‘route from the varangians to the greeks’; historical geography; rivers; lakes; sediments; hydrology; hydrography; toponymy; Regional economics. Space in economics; HT388; Neva; dvina
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2022-3-1; https://doaj.org/article/75ac1c5b0e8148aaa43d4def24b989b7

The ‘route from the Varangians to the Greeks’ is widely known and often mentioned in research, popular science and educational literature. Much less often is it mentioned that the existence of the trade route is seriously doubted and needs additional evidence. The discussion about the actuality of a...