Kursk

Kursk is first mentioned in the Life of Theodosius of the Caves (not earlier than 1032, when the Dnieper left bank came into the possession of Yaroslav the Wise). In this chronicle, Kursk is described as a large city with developed trade and a significant number of inhabitants; was part of Chernigov, then Pereyaslav and Novgorod-Seversk principalities. The first mention in the Laurentian Chronicle is under the year 1095. The year 1095 is also considered the year of the founding of the Kursk specific principality, which existed in the 11th-13th centuries.