Ltavos mūšis III ir IV

During the Kievan Rus times, Poltava was known in chronicles as Ltava. It was the Southern outpost of the largest Pereyaslavlskoe principality in struggle against Southern nomads.

For the first time Ltava was mentioned in Ipatyivsky chronicle only in 1174. But archeological researches give the ground to hypothesis about ancient history of the settlement. Numerous finds of archeological excavations at place of the Old city tell us about age of more than 1100 years. The settlement was overtaken by mournful fate of bulk towns in 30-s of ХІІІ century — like other towns, Ltava was devastated by Batu Khan Horde.

Little by little the settlement returned to life. In the middle of ХІV century the city became the part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. During times of prince Vytautas, in 1430, the settlement was mentioned as Poltava.

Ltava virto Poltava Vytauto laikais?

Burtai: ir Prahos Ltava virto Vltava.

Archaeological evidence dates the city from the 8th to the 9th century, although the first documentary reference is from 1174, when it was variously known as Oltava or Ltava.


The history of Poltava spans more than eleven centuries. It was named after "Ltava,” the source of the Vorskla River, on whose picturesque bank the city stands.

The source.

Korkutan and his men then chased the Russian army and defeated them again in May 1145 in the battle of Ltava, during which Yaroslav was killed.

Битва на «Лтаве»!