Lagutkina Е. V. Isayevskaya Sloboda of Tver’ as Viewed through the Archaeological and Written Sources

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Lagutkina Е. V. Isayevskaya Sloboda of Tver’ as Viewed through the Archaeological and Written Sources

Elena V. Lagutkina
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Tver’ State University (Russia, Tver’)
ORCID: 0009-0000-9998-6161
E-mail: rushistory_tver@mail.ru

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UDC 94(470.331):902
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-4-82-99

ABSTRACT. The present study is devoted to the study of the historical past of the Isayevskaya sloboda of Tver’ in the 16th–18th centuries. The purpose of the article is to identify the place and role of this settlement in the city’s historical development through this period. The tasks are to locate the settlement on the historical map of Tver’, to study the materials of archaeological excavations and compare them with data from written and cartographic sources, as well as to identify the stages of development of the settlement. The work uses an integrated approach to the available sources: the materials of archaeological excavations of 2009–2010, evidences from written sources of the 17th century, cartographic sources of the 19th century are analyzed. As a result of the research, it has been possible to identify several stages of development, planning and building of a part of Isayevskaya sloboda — from the 16th century and up to the beginning of the 19th century. The first stage is related with the period of the 16th — early 17th centuries. Sloboda at that time was the owner’s village, which was seriously damaged during the Troubles. The underground structures of residential and non-residential buildings, utility pits, various household and domestic items reflecting the way of life and functioning of one of the courtyards of the settlement are associated with the settlement of this time. In the 17th and early 18th centuries, sloboda which became part of the urban area, remained sparsely populated, and the material culture of this period was not expressive. The development of the site studied in the course of excavations resumed in the first third of the 18th century, with the construction of a residential building furnished with a basement and outbuildings. Finally, the last significant reconstruction of the courtyard was carried out at the end of the 18th century, which could be related to the construction of a nearby stone church. Thus, the residential and economic activities of Isayevskaya sloboda, as the outskirts of Tver’, generally reflects the main stages of the city’s development at this time.

KEYWORDS: Tver’, Isayevskaya sloboda, urban topography, archaeological materials, cadasters’ books, cartography data, 16th–19th centuries

For citation: Lagutkina Е. V. [Isayevskaya Sloboda of Tver’ as Viewed through the Archaeological and Written Sources]. Istoriko-geograficheskiy zhurnal [Historical Geography Journal], 2025, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 82–99. DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-4-82-99 (In Russian).

Received 3 June 2025
Accepted 3 November 2025

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