Izvestiya of Saratov University.
History. International Relations
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)

Jacob de La Gardie

The Time of Troubles by Herman Zamyatin: Essays on the history of the Swedish intervention in the early 1600s

The review is dedicated to the collection of works by the historian of the Time of Troubles, Herman Andreevich Zamyatin (1882–1953). The published book is the first edition that gathers together essays based on his doctoral dissertation. The reviewer’s focus is on highlighting G. A. Zamyatin’s scientific legacy and the relevance of his conclusions in contemporary historical science.

On the Nature of the Administrative Practice of Novgorod the Great during the Period of Jacob de la Gardie’s Governorship (based on the Archive of St. Petersburg Institute of History of Russian Academy of Science)

This article deals with the Swedish presence in Novgorod in 1611–1617, headed by Jacob de la Gardie. The administrative practice of that period is studied in detail. On account of the documents, it became possible to define the national and social structure of the official bodies, assignment procedure and the main principles of paperwork management. For this reason, an analysis of peculiarities and functions of the Novgorod ad- ministration was carried out.