Dangerous roads: Steppe routes of Russian diplomats in the 16th century
Journal: LOCUS people society cultures meaning
Year: 2025

an "empty", "no man's land".Embassy and merchant caravans, detachments of Tatars, Nogais and Russians constantly plied here.Tatars and Nogai roamed, unidentified persons and fugitive migrants moved.In some cases, the documents record the climatic changes caused by the Little Ice Age.This manifested itself in heavy snow and prolonged ice-encasing of the snow formation and late ice drift on the rivers.The conducted research shows that it was impossible to achieve safe movement of embassies and mer