Stroganov Chronicle

The Stroganov Letopis, also known under the name "On Capturing of the Siberian Land" (''Строгановская летопись'', ''"О взятии Сибирской земли"'' in

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) is one of the earliest

Siberian Letopises The Siberian Letopises (''Сибирские летописи'' in Russian) are the Russian letopises of the late 16th - 18th centuries on the history of Siberia. They include the Yesipov Letopis, Kungur Letopis, Remezov Letopis, Stroganov Letopis, ...

. There is no unanimous opinion in the

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n scientific community with regards to the exact date of this

letopis ''Letopis'' was a Russian monthly journal published in St Petersburg from December 1915 until December 1917. It had a range of material including literary, scientific and political material. Its political stance was to oppose nationalism and the ...

compilation. It is generally considered that it was written either in 1620–1630 or 1668–1673. Some

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s believe that parts of the Stroganov Letopis are based on the

Yesipov Letopis The Yesipov Letopis (''Есиповская летопись'' in Russian) is one of the Siberian Letopises, dedicated to the memory of Yermak. It was compiled in 1636 by Savva Yesipov, a podyachy of the Siberian archbishop In Christian denom ...

, which was written in 1636. The Stroganov Letopis is based on annalistic data (which didn't survive to this day) and materials of the Stroganovs'

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s, including their correspondence with

Yermak Yermak Timofeyevich ( rus, Ерма́к Тимофе́евич, p=jɪˈrmak tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪtɕ; born between 1532 and 1542 – August 5 or 6, 1585) was a Cossacks, Cossack ataman and is today a hero in Russian folklore and myths. During ...

druzhina In the medieval history of Kievan Rus' and Early Poland, a druzhina, drużyna, or družyna ( Slovak and cz, družina; pl, drużyna; ; , ''druzhýna'' literally a "fellowship") was a retinue in service of a Slavic chieftain, also called ''knyaz ...

. The Stroganov Letopis tells in great detail about the events of the early stage of the

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. The Stroganovs' initiative to organize Yermak's campaign is put in the forefront in this letopis. East Slavic chronicles History of Siberia 17th-century history books History books about the 16th century {{Russia-hist-stub