Kamenetskiy Ivan P.,
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lyutsidarskaya Anna A.,
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch on the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
“State Service” of Greek Immigrants and Their Descendants in Siberia in the 17th Century
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2020-4-2
The article examines the service activities of Greek migrants and their descendants in the early period of the development of Siberia. On the basis of archival sources and other data the authors established when and how the disgraced Greek Stephan Grecheninov, Yuriy Trapezundskiy and other immigrants from the Ottoman Empire appeared in Tomsk. The paper reveals their dynastic relationship, social and financial status, participation and contribution to the accession process and the development of the Siberian region. It has been shown that life and “state service” of Manuil Grecheninov and Yuriy Trapezundskiy had a lot in common but also some specific features. Both Greeks were originally from Trebizond, had Orthodox faith, served in the “Greek company” and did not voluntarily find themselves so far from their homeland: first in Moscow, then in exile in Siberia. Especially stormy, full of various events and adventures was the life and fate of Yu. Trapezundskiy, who had visited many countries before being exiled to Siberia, was a guard of the Greek merchant ship, a slave (a rower on a Turkish ship), an Algerian Corsair, served as a mercenary in the Dutch and English armies, a captain in Moscow, a son of a boyar in Tomsk. The conclusion has been made about the successful integration of exiled Greeks into the Siberian community, their active participation in strengthening Russian influence in Siberia, economic development of the region, and social movements.
Publishing: 29/08/2020
How to cite: Kamenetskiy I.P., Lyutsidarskaya A.A. “State Service” of Greek Immigrants and Their Descendants in Siberia in the 17th Century // Historical Courier, 2020, No. 4 (12), pp. 20–28. [Available online:] http://istkurier.ru/data/2020/ISTKURIER-2020-4-02.pdf
Links: Issue 4 2020
Keywords: Siberia; Greek immigrants; biographies; “state service”; boyar children; administrative and social activities