Uncertainties 22:24 Sep 3, 2011
Thanks Alex, but the reason I'm looking for specific citations (by the way, Google Books, as opposed to the great swamp of Google in general, is quite useful and has tons of old books digitally scanned into the database), is that there are several uncertainties. Concerning "stead," it rather often corresponds to двор, actually (like in Solzhenitsyn's story, Матрёнин двор). But even if "место" were "stead," who is the Yaroslav who lived in the Kremlin? Obviously not Yaroslav the Wise. Would it have been one of the 12th-13th century Yaroslavs of Vladimir or Tver? ... But when Karamzin definitely means a place associated with a person, he says "Ярославов", as I noted, not Ярославский. No I was thinking that maybe this referred to the town, and was a "place" (square, plaza) where people came from the city of Yaroslavl (founded by Yaroslav the Wise, way before Moscow rose up, but nearby) and traded, etc. Like "York Street" in Gettysburg. | 
peer agreement (net): +1