2) The Scandinavian sagas testify to the wealth and trade of Perm, calling it Biarmey (see the discussion about this in Z]ortep’a in the article: Ba\o103eVep Tzsvayep Vlalz313sV?” first in “Meshotez de GAsadepue 4e 5. Röööörzopga", ssiepse rosnNaiez, u. G, Pugazv. 6, sege UG-e, p. 525 et seq., and then in "@esalie ve EsVtShep", Vase: 1). Then, for the sake of brevity, we will indicate: Nevostrueva, “Ananyinsky burial ground?” with remarkable objects of deep antiquity (in “Proceedings [of the archaeological congress in Moscow, 5”, vol. P, p. 595), Likhachev, “Skio elements in Chud antiquities” (in “Proceedings of the U! archaeological congress, in Odessa,” vol. T, p. 135), etc. Let us point out the age of trade relations to serve with distant countries found in the Bulgars: Roman coins of the emperor Avreman (270-215) and other Roman coins of the Sh and PU centuries (Likhacheva, “Skios elements”, “Proceedings of UG A.S. about p. 170 and Shpilevsky, “Ancient Cities”, p. 258). Maybe these coins reached the western route, that is, through the Volga and West. Dvina; This is indicated, perhaps, by the fact that in the region of Mary, i.e. Suzdal, coins of Philip of Macedon (361-336 BC) were found, and a lot of Roman coins from the times of the emperors and Greek republics and AD), and Emperor Domishchan (81-86 AD), kings were found in the land of the Livonians and Estonians (Kgize, “MesgoNuoshsa”. Rograe.
space between pp. Kama and Samara are very beneficial for cattle breeders 1). Boltaria was distinguished by its wealth of natural products. Birch and orchid trees grew in it, and fruit trees—apple trees 2). The banks of the Volga abounded in the precious rhubarb plant 3). From the animal kingdom we find bees in this country; beavers, squirrels, otters, martens "). The rivers of the Volga and Kama abounded in all kinds of fish 5). Construction materials were supplied by La, but also the shores of the Kama and Volga supplied stone; clay, lime, tipe, alabaster and chalk were also in abundance 5). And the Bulgarians took advantage of the properties of their land and were naturally rich. They occupied a wide area of land, cultivating rye, wheat, barley, millet 7) For domestic consumption, mainly millet was used 8), and a lot of grain was exported abroad. Thus, our Suzdal region and even Novgorod Velimy received grain from Bolgars, and in lean years the population of Northern Rus' was spared. from hunger it was only grain brought from the Bulgarian land 9): The Bulgarians developed cattle breeding in the 660s, and the products received from it constituted an important article of their trade and industry.
1842. in, 19-24 and Uvarov “Merayans and their everyday life in burial mound excavations” (“Proceedings of the T arh. s. in Moscow”, vol. P, p. 659), but at present many coins have been found near the city of Rosfen, Kovno province., Consular and Imperial" (Iversenz “About "Treasury treasures of the last three years", in "Grudakh UGarh. village in Odessa", p. 213). There could be a path along the Dniepr, since Greek and Roman coins were found in Podnfirovya, for example. ‹ near other: Korosten (Kgize, “MesgoPuoshsa”, 3. 19), and recently in Oboyansky UFZD of Kursk province. a significant treasure of such coins was found (Iversen, Pet).
1) Peretyatkovich. Volga region, p. 38.
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2) Saveliev. „Muhammadan Numismatics“, p. GHXHUPI-HHHKHUSH.
4) The ambassadors were treated to a drink of honey (see above); known to Ibn-Gaukal (Gharkavi, Saying Muslim Writers, p. 219), Ibn-Dast and Andalusi (Khvolzon, Izvesliya Ibn-Dast, pp. 24 and 88).
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8) Berezin, “Bulgar on the VolgV”, p. 85. and Shpilevsy. "Ancient Cities", pp. 236-237 and 354.
7) Izv. ste Ibn-Dast (Khvolzon, p. 23) and Ibn-Fotslan (EkhgerVn, Pe & Tsezep MasieShchep, 8. 515).
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9) Ipalyev. lVtok. ‘sgr. 103, Lawrence. letop. p. 144. About Novgorod, see Borzakovsky, “History of the Tver Principality,” St. Petersburg. 1876 p. 61.