One verst is approximately 1 km 70 m.
Why did they go for seven miles? This is from Russian folklore. In Russian folklore The numbers 3 and 7 had a magical meaning. In fairy tales there were 3 sons, the hero fought 3 times with a snake, and so on. 7 was used to mean a lot -
That is, for 7 years it’s a long way.
The correct answer, after all, is this question I think it is necessary to give exactly as the question itself is posed, that is, clearly in meters.
1 verst = 1070 meters
The long-forgotten measure of length VERST was used in Russia especially in the Middle Ages until Russia finally moved to a unified system for measuring length - METER.
The modern system of length measurement, the main thing that the common man faces is MICRON (rare), MILLIMETER, CENTIMETER, METER, DECIMETER (rare), KILOMETER, other measures are very rare except in science.
Versta used to measure distance in lengths such as verst, arshin, fathom, and so on, but now they are no longer used.
1 verst is 1,066.8 meters or approximately 1.07 kilometers
Actually, I don’t remember this from memory, I know approximately
Seven miles is more than 7 km, I assume that maybe the settlements were at such a distance, my aunt has just two villages and there are 7 kilometers between them and that’s if there is no passing transport. and you were late for the bus, you have to go seven miles to another village, it’s far away and you’ll get tired, especially in the heat of the sun in the summer.
Versta - this unit of measurement was previously widely used in Rus'. So, as for the quantitative expression, one mile will be approximately 1070 meters. And why there was an expression about seven miles: the fact is that they said so when it came to the fact that you need to go far, and the number seven was very often used among the people, and here it has taken root.
One verst in meters is equal to one thousand sixty-six meters and eighty centimeters.
The number seven was generally a favorite number in the legends of the Russians, but here too it is not a criterion close journey it became seven miles.
Have you ever heard such a broad expression? Seven miles with a hook The hook meant a hook, an addition, an appendage, but no one knows exactly how much it was) This meant an indefinitely long distance.
1 verst is the same as a kilometer +70 meters. Versta is old measure, at that time allegorical expressions with sevens were often used. The number seven is one of the people's favorite numbers. It was believed that it brings good luck. Troika, by the way, too.
So, about why they walked seven miles? Essentially, they went where they needed to go and could get there. But about the fact that you can sip jelly seven miles away - that was such a saying. She was talking about whether it was worth doing this? One man wanted to eat and walked to distant relatives, because they always had oatmeal jelly in the oven. So he walked seven miles to slurp that jelly, and then when he returned, he was hungry again. During this time, you could make the stew yourself at home, or hire a neighbor to chop wood for a bowl of soup, but the efficiency would be higher.
Judging by the sayings and proverbs, the people loved and love the seven.
Our ancestors measured distances in miles. One such mile is a little more than a kilometer long: 1066.8 meters.
And the number seven, like three, in former times had a special, sacred meaning. There are a lot of sayings and fairy tales in folklore that mention these numbers.
For example: to look three miles away means to foresee, predict the future. And to go for seven miles is to go on a long, difficult journey.
The number seven was usually considered lucky, bringing good luck. I even read somewhere that the number of the name of God is seven hundred and seventy-seven. And there is also some story about seven angels. Perhaps this is the secret of the people's love for seven.
1 verst is 1.07 kilometers.
In principle, a verst is a kilometer; it is practically no different from it.
Only some 70 meters separate a mile from a kilometer.
And they say seven versts, because 7 is a lucky number, so say 7 versts.
I completely agree with Lelisha’s answer, but I’ll add a aside. I don't know if this is true or not, this is just my opinion. For seven years, it’s not seven years. For seven, that's more than seven. Seven miles, this is a little more than seven kilometers, a distance that anyone can walk healthy person without much fatigue (in about 1.5 hours). And after seven, this is already with fatigue, i.e. far. Again, this is just my opinion.
Versta is an old Russian unit of distance measurement. Equal to 1,066.8 meters. The length of the verst is calculated based on another old Russian measure of length - the sazhen. One verst was considered equal to five hundred fathoms or one thousand five hundred arshins. The length of the verst changed several times due to changes in the number of fathoms included in the not (their number varied from 500 to 750) and the length of the fathom. The milepost served to measure distance and path. The survey was used for measuring land plots.
How often in texts telling about Russian history, there are units of measurement that are now out of use. One of them is a mile. Even for those who have an idea of what was measured in miles, without knowledge of specific numbers it is not very easy to imagine how large the distance is we're talking about, how far is what is being said, and how to understand allegorical folk expressions with this word, which have long outlived its use in direct meaning and currently in use. And I really want to imagine what we are talking about, to evaluate events that happened long ago from a position close to their participants.
Verst as a measure of length
Versta is an old Russian measure of length. It is not used now; it was used before it was introduced into use. metric system measurements of what happened in 1924 in the USSR.
Versta was used to determine distances, mainly when indicating the length of the path. That is why such a mile was called a travel mile. In modern units, such a mile is equal to five hundred fathoms.
Along with the track, there was a boundary mile, which was used when measuring the areas of land plots. The boundary mile was twice as large as the track mile and equaled one thousand fathoms.
Verst in relation to measures of length of the metric system
In most countries modern world The metric system of measures was adopted. The most familiar and common units of measurement for long distances in it are kilometers.
How many miles are in one kilometer is easy to remember and imagine - a mile is equal to one kilometer and 66.8 meters. The boundary mile, accordingly, will have twice higher value- 2.1336 kilometers.
Uncommon long distances measured in small units, but if the need arises to determine how many meters and centimeters are in a mile, it will not be difficult. It is enough to know its ratio to a kilometer and divide the value by 1000 or 100000, depending on the desired final result.
So how many meters are in a mile? This value for the travel mile is 1066.8. In relation to the boundary unit of measurement it will be 2133.6 meters.
When converted to centimeters numeric value miles in kilometers must be multiplied by 100,000 - you get 106,680 centimeters for the track mile and 213,360 for the boundary mile.
Verst in ancient Russian units of measurement
Versta has changed its actual length more than once in history. It ranged from 500 to 1000 fathoms. However, for the track verst, in terms of duration and prevalence of use, the identity of five hundred fathoms prevails, and the boundary line was immediately established as equal to a thousand.
Initially, a fathom was equal to 2 meters 16 centimeters or three arshins, each of which was equal to 72 centimeters or 16 vershoks. During the time of Peter I, the entire Russian system of measures was revised, and the usual units were expressed in terms of multiples of English ones. Then the quantitative content of a fathom also changed - it became equal to 2 meters and 13.36 centimeters.
Solovetskaya verst
Solovetsky Monastery, built on the islands of the same name White Sea, is known for many facts and is not only Russian, but also worldwide cultural and historical heritage, protected by UNESCO.
Its name is also associated with a unique measure of length, which appeared precisely in this amazing place. The Solovetsky verst is equal to 1 kilometer and 84 meters - these numbers express the length of the walls of the monastery. Distances were measured in Solovetsky versts on the islands where the monastery courtyard was located.
Versta and English units of measurement
For those who prefer English system(now more used in the US than in the UK) it is more convenient to immediately translate ancient milepost into customary units. The most common imperial measures now used to determine the length of distances are miles.
How many miles are in one mile? This value easy to count. The main thing is to know the ratio of mile and kilometer, as well as kilometer and mile.
A mile is 0.6214 km. As for the mile, its value is 1.0668.
The mile will be equal to 0.6214 multiplied by 1.0668 and will be 0.6629 miles.
What else was called verst
A verst was called not only a measure of length, but also a waymark itself, used to designate a section of the path equal to this unit - a post on the side of the road.
Painted black and white in stripes, wooden posts with numbers indicating distance marked miles, like kilometers in later times, and still mark kilometer posts to this day. The numbers written on them correspond to the distance from the original reference point - the “zero kilometer”, often installed at the main post office settlement.
Milestones, or versts, were installed at the most important roads of national importance, often called pillar ones.
Even earlier, a verst was the length of a furrow that a peasant laid while plowing a field. How many kilometers are there in this verst? in this case no meaning, the numerical expression is not important, the main thing is that the furrow had to be even and extend over the entire field. That is why the word “verst” was associated with a long, straight line.
Set expressions with the word "verst"
As a legacy from former times, when the word “verst” was constantly used in everyday life, the modern Russian language has inherited numerous set expressions different semantic meanings.
The phrase "Kolomenskaya verst" is used in relation to a person very tall. The summer royal palace was once located in Kolomenskoye near Moscow. The very wide, good and level road was marked by unusually large red pillars marking the miles. This fact gave rise to such a humorous statement.
“To sip jelly seven miles away” is one of the variants of the expression that denoted a long and essentially useless road. The backstory tells of a man who does not want to cook his own food and earn money for it, but prefers to go to distant relatives to eat. The long journey took so much effort and time that what was eaten was only enough for the return journey, and hunger returned again.
“For a mad dog, seven miles is not a detour” - the expression denotes a situation when one’s own lack of foresight makes one spend much more effort on doing something than is actually required.
“Seven miles to heaven and all through the forest” is a playful, ironic statement about a long ornate speech or a long difficult road.
“See/is visible a mile away” - about someone who notices or is noticeable from afar.
Relatives of words used in modern speech
The word "verst" has many cognate forms, the use of which is widespread in modern Russian.
The word "workbench" means a table designed for carrying out certain work with hand-made wood or metal products - previously its main part was a straight long board.
“To put together” is now a set, bringing together components printed or virtual publications or documents. Previously, this term referred to the ability to sew pieces of fabric evenly.
"Peer" - equal, in modern speech used in relation to age.
This is not a complete list of historical related words(now their composition may differ), but the above terms are used most often.
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Y; pl. versts, versts; and. 1. An ancient Russian measure of length equal to 500 fathoms or 1.06 kilometers (used before the introduction of the metric system). Calculation of distance in versts. Lives two miles from here. I walked a mile (about that much)… Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Verst is a Russian unit of distance measurement equal to five hundred fathoms or one thousand five hundred arshins (which corresponds to the current 1,066.8 meters, up to reforms XVIII century 1,066.781 meters). Mentioned in literary sources from XI ... Wikipedia
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VERSTA, s, plural. versts, versts, versts, women. 1. Old Russian measure of length equal to 1.06 km. The calculation is in versts (but: he lives two versts away). I walked a mile (that is, about a mile). See someone a mile or a mile away. (from a distance). Seven miles to... ... Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary
Russian measure of length equal to 500 fathoms (1.0668 km). Until the 20th century there was a boundary verst (1000 fathoms; 2.1336 km), used for surveying and determining distances between settlements … Big Encyclopedic Dictionary
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