The Siberian Chronicle was compiled by Tobolsk coachman Ivan Cherepanov, who lived in the 18th century. His work covered the main events from the history of Siberia from 1578 to 1760.
When compiling the chronicle, the author clearly observed the chronology. He described the campaign of Yermak, after which Siberia became part of the Russian state, the construction of the first towns, the confrontation between Russians and indigenous peoples. In addition, the document contains information about the economy, administrative structure and everyday life of the first Siberian settlements.
The volume of the Siberian Chronicle that is held by the Romanovs Museum is a late copy from a manuscript that belonged to the Tobolsk Theological Seminary. It was created in 1891 by Evgeny Kuznetsov, a journalist and the editor of the unofficial section of the Tobolsk Governorate Gazette.
That same year, in 1891, Tsarevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich visited Tobolsk. According to the memoirs of Governor Vladimir Troyanovsky, the heir to the throne visited the local museum, took interest in many exhibits and collections, ‘but he stayed especially long in the library, where he examined ancient books, including the Cherepanov’s Siberian Chronicle’.
Tobolsk coachman Ivan Cherepanov turned out to be an unusually educated person for his time. Judging by the text, he was a literate writer, well versed in history, economics, and politics. Cherepanov subscribed for Petersburg newspapers and magazines, read publications of the Academy of Sciences.
When compiling the chronicle, the author clearly observed the chronology. He described the campaign of Yermak, after which Siberia became part of the Russian state, the construction of the first towns, the confrontation between Russians and indigenous peoples. In addition, the document contains information about the economy, administrative structure and everyday life of the first Siberian settlements.
The volume of the Siberian Chronicle that is held by the Romanovs Museum is a late copy from a manuscript that belonged to the Tobolsk Theological Seminary. It was created in 1891 by Evgeny Kuznetsov, a journalist and the editor of the unofficial section of the Tobolsk Governorate Gazette.
That same year, in 1891, Tsarevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich visited Tobolsk. According to the memoirs of Governor Vladimir Troyanovsky, the heir to the throne visited the local museum, took interest in many exhibits and collections, ‘but he stayed especially long in the library, where he examined ancient books, including the Cherepanov’s Siberian Chronicle’.
Tobolsk coachman Ivan Cherepanov turned out to be an unusually educated person for his time. Judging by the text, he was a literate writer, well versed in history, economics, and politics. Cherepanov subscribed for Petersburg newspapers and magazines, read publications of the Academy of Sciences.
