Reflection of the Activity of Baim Boltin in the Stolyarov Chronograph and the Private Discharge Book of Nikita and Grigory Zyuzin.

This article is a study of the activities of the statesman of the first half of the XVII century, Baim Fedorovich Boltin, reflected in the Stolyarov chronograph and the private service book of Nikita and Grigory Zyuzin. The purpose of the work is to identify exaggerations of merit, inconsistencies of the studied information with other sources and other features of the narrative in the above sources. Setting such a goal is due to the particular origin of these sources, and as a consequence of their subjective nature. Moreover, the reason for the origin of such sources is obvious - the provision of official position in case of parochial disputes and other situations arising during promotion or accession to the throne of a new sovereign, which indicates the biased nature of the sources. The scientific novelty of the work is due to the insufficient study of such a source as the Stolyarov chronograph and the role of "heroes of the second plan" in the history of Russia. Baim Boltin is a bright representative of his time, who went from an Arzamas nobleman to a governor of large cities, a nursery and an ambassador. Not having a noble origin and a high service status, he compiled a unique private service book (Stolyarov chronograph), in which he reflected several important, in his opinion, his own achievements. The analysis of the chronograph and fragments of a private service book of his maternal relatives - brothers Nikita and Grigory Zyuzin, in comparison with more objective data, allowed us to find out certain features of the subjective reflection of information in sources of this kind. We attributed to them: minor distortions and exaggerations; shifting the emphasis of the narrative; the desire to put oneself closer to prominent statesmen when describing events; the obvious complementary nature of the description of one's own merits.

stolyarov chronograph, Baim Boltin, Nikita Zyuzin, Grigory Zyuzin, private bit books, palace ranks, parochial disputes, Ivan Zarutsky, capture of Novgorod-Seversky, embassy