Смоленская война

For the first time, the article examines the noble corporation of Yuriev-Polsky (the socalled “service town”) for almost a century. The main source was the tithes of 1608, thanks to which it was possible to establish which of the Yurievites took part in the Battle of Bolkhovo on April 30 – May 1, 1608. It was found out which events of the XVI–XVII centuries were attended by the service people listed in this list, as well as their ancestors and descendants, what awards they received for their service and how their career growth took place.

Of the sources in this article provides a set of documents testifying to the events and hostilities on the Seversky Theatre Smolensk war years 1632–1634.

The article describes the unknown pages of the left bank of Saratov connected with voivode’s the Big Ivan Fedorovich Shahovskoy staying in the city, and Holstein embassy, whose secretary was Adam Oleary. These ambassadors returned from Persia to Moscow in 1638 through Astrakhan and Saratov.

First is a detailed biography of prince Ivan Shahovskoy who was voivode in many cities in Russia (Tsarevosanchursk, Ryl'sk, Tomsk, Saratov and Nizhny Novgorod).

В статье освещаются новые факты служебных биографий саратовских воевод первой половины XVII века – Григория Никитича Орлова и князя Ефима Фёдоровича Мышецкого. Материалом для реконструкции спорных и неизвестных ранее событий из жизни этих людей служат обнаруженные автором статьи в Российском государственном архиве древних актов их собственные челобитные, а также составленные по этим прошениям в Разрядном приказе дела и выписки. Статья сопровождается публикацией этих ценных документов, впервые вводимых в научный оборот.