April 29, 1686
In the Pskov district was born Vasily TatishchevThe author of the first comprehensive work on Russian history (“History of Russia”), the founder of Stavropol (now Tolyatti), Yekaterinburg and Perm.
History is a Greek word meaning the same thing as events or deeds in our language.
As a child, he served as a steward at the court of Tsarina Praskovia Feodorovna, wife of Ivan V. From 1706, he served in a dragoon regiment. He was wounded in the Battle of Poltava. He studied abroad, in Germany. In 1717, in Danzig, he dissuaded Peter I from accepting the painting "The Last Judgment" as a contribution. The burgomaster claimed it was by the Enlightener Methodius and worth 100 rubles. It turned out to be a fake.
Russians and Poles are both Slavic languages, but many names that sound the same have different meanings.
In 1720, he was sent to the Urals to search for suitable sites for factories to "smelt silver and copper from ores." A factory on the Iset River laid the foundations of Yekaterinburg, and a factory near Yegoshikha became Perm. He opened schools at the factories to teach mining. This angered the industrialist Demidov, who saw the state-owned factories as competition for his business.
Where are the noble and high mountains? What kinds of grain are sown most, and is the harvest fruitful?
In the 1730s, he compiled a questionnaire for surveyors and sent it to all major cities. The responses were included in his "Introduction to the Historical and Geographical Description of the Great Russian Empire." He detested dissent, believing it undermined the foundations of the state. He personally participated in the torture of thought criminals and recommended the execution of apostates.
History is nothing but the memory of past deeds and adventures.
He governed the Astrakhan province. In 1746, he moved to Boldino, where he completed his "Russian History." It became a milestone in the transition of historiography from a chronicle-based to a critical narrative style. It covered the period from ancient times to the Time of Troubles. The object of criticism was the "Tatishchev news"—information uncorroborated by other historical sources.
July 25 1750 Tatishchev chose a place for his grave. He died on July 26.
