The problems of enslavement and the First Peasant War, which culminated in the uprising of I. I. Bolotnikov, are among the cardinal problems in the history of feudal Russia. The scientific community was very interested in the discussion about the Peasant War of the early XVII . At one time, an editorial summarizing some of the results of the discussion rightly pointed out "the need to review and compare already known sources, as well as to find and introduce new ones into scientific circulation, both about the Bolotnikov uprising itself and about the events of the early XVII century in general." 2 What does the published Chronicle 3 , which is being introduced here for the first time, provide for solving these important problems? It covers the period from 1598 to 1632. The manuscript of the mid-17th century is written in several fairly clear handwriting, well preserved. Unfortunately, the beginning of it has not yet been found. The discovered part contains extremely valuable information about the process of peasant enslavement, the First Peasant War in Russia, and foreign intervention in the early 17th century. and the liberation struggle of the Russian people. The chronicle belongs to the pen of a contemporary associated with the service people of the western regions of the country. Its compilation can be attributed to the beginning of the 30s of the XVII century. Most likely, it was written in the area of the city of Belaya. Its compiler, in addition to his own memoirs, used some local legends and chroniclers, as well as oral stories and records of service people of Velsky and neighboring counties, contemporaries and participants in the events. The published chronicle reflects the interests of the provincial nobility. It scrupulously notes all cases of participation of the "land" (by which the compiler understands primarily serving people) in the solution of national issues, all the facts of the salary of provincial nobles by the central authority, whether under T ... Read more