Место начала
The place
Mesto nachala ("Starting point") in Lipetsk Oblast, Yeletsk/Krasnoye sector (Central Russia, Chernozems plateau, Russia), at 116 m elevation, Central Russian Upland plain. Continuous Central Russia cluster (batches 260-357). A trailhead/track start point (a generic name typical of Russian tourist waymarking), an area of Chernozem soils (the world's most fertile black earth, 65,000 km² of grain farming + Yeletsk, historic trading town of the 17th century on the Moscow-Voronezh route + heritage of the Kulikovo Field 1380, Dmitri Donskoi's decisive victory over the Mongols against Mamai's Golden Horde, 100,000 vs 60,000, ending Mongol domination of Rus).
The setting
Lipetsk Yeletsk/Krasnoye Central Russia Chernozems plateau Russia 116 m Central Russian plain, continuous cluster batches 260-357, generic Russian waymarked trailhead, Chernozems world's most fertile black earth 65,000 km² grain farming + Yeletsk 17th c. Moscow-Voronezh + Kulikovo Field 1380 Dmitri Donskoi victory over Mongols vs Mamai's Horde 100,000 vs 60,000 end of Mongol rule over Rus.
