«GOROD SALTOV RUBLEN DUBOVOY NA KAMENNOY PODOSHVE.»: THE CITIES OF SLOBODA UKRAINE IN MANDATIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Abstract

The source proposed for publication is a typical document of Russian mandative document flow of the 17th century. At the same time it serves as a unique source on the history of Sloboda Ukraine cities. The annual budget book of Saltov city in 1696 makes it possible to study the history of urban fortifications construction, social structure of the city and county population, the organization of custom service, landowning and land use of certain social groups, providing salary to «military people». The document contains information on toponymy, anthroponymy of the urban population, family composition and individuals’ occupation. The source allows us to trace colonization stages of the region, the attitude of the government to local voievodal administration, the evolution of local bureaucratic elite.