Documents on the distribution of wine in Siberia in the 17th century: Materials of Tomsk State University Research Library and Tomsk Museum of Local History

The aim of the article is to introduce into scientific discourse a previously unknown document on the distribution of wine in Siberia in the 17th century. Researchers have repeatedly turned to the history of the spread of wine in Siberia in the 17th century; however, they have to admit that the problem has not yet been studied thoroughly. The reason is the poor safety of documents, which are stored in different places from the Siberian cities to Moscow and not fully introduced into scientific discourse. One of the documents on the topic is kept in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of Tomsk State University Research Library (ORKP NB TGU), it is published both in the traditional and in electronic form. It is a letter from Tobolsk Governors M.Ya. and P.M. Cherkassky to Tara Governor Velyaminov on receiving the remaining wine from P. Grigoriev (August 19, 1698). The document raises a number of issues related to the spread of wine in Siberia: for example, it describes the delivery of wine from the European part of Russia. One more sample of correspondence between the Tobolsk governors and the Tara governor is kept in the Tomsk Museum of Local History (TOKM), it is a letter about wine inspection. The document was in the exposition of TOKM for a long time, separate attempts were made to read its text, but the work on the introduction of the document into scientific discourse was not completed. It was found that the exact date is missing in the document; it is possible to date it by the second half of 1698 - the first half of 1699. In the document, all governors were recommended to make a test of the wine sent. One of the provisions of the decree of Peter I (November 22, 1698) was reproduced in the document almost verbatim: it fixed a well-known method of determining the strength of wine - annealing. It was also stipulated in the document, where the wine received in Tara should be sent: it was supposed to be given to Tara servant and yasak people for holidays. Thus, the document from TOKM shows the beginning of the implementation of Peter's decree of November 22, 1689. In general, the two documents described above give an idea of the various aspects of wine distribution in Siberia at the end of the 17th century: recording and measuring the volumes of wine, determining the strength of wine. The names of wine suppliers to Siberia also are listed, as well as ways of wine distribution. The document from ORKP NB TGU, described above, makes, along with the text published, part of official correspondence of the Siberian governors on the implementation of Peter's decree of November 22, 1689. The article contains a paleographic description and the full text of the document from TOKM, which thus is introduced into scientific discourse.

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