trutsk is mentioned nine times in the ubatiev chronicle. minsk - 8, and vitebsk - six. it turns out that the name of the grand duke's settlement appears in the most ancient chronicles, as often as one. from the most ancient cities of belarus, i suspect that not accidentally. the ancient settlement of drutsk is a unique archaeological monument, the only place in the country where there are completely... excavations. they sailed from byzantium . not a single confirmation that drutsk had extensive trade relations with kiev, the baltic states, smolensk and byzantium was found during numerous archaeological ships, from the scandinavian countries, there was extensive trade, they brought and... lavender oil, rose oil, well, for example, yes, and then some kind of wood, for example, sandalwood, which local jewelers made various jewelry with druzka was exported, furs, timber, and honey were exported, and many wanted to own druzka, since it was a large trading point. this is not the only information preserved about the powerful principality that stoo