Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 39 (4) 2011

Annotation:  The Upper Paleolithic Site of Dodekatym-2 in Uzbekistan Daggers from the Fofonovo Burial Ground in the Collection of the Museum of the Buryat Scientifi c C Hundidero: MIS 4 Open Air Neanderthal Occupations in Sierra de Atapuerca Absolute and Relative Chronology and Cultural Attribution of Neolithic Sites in the Kulunda Steppe Technological Analysis of Ceramics from Early Sarmatian Burials in the Southwestern Urals Archaeological Studies of the Kamenny Ambar (Olgino) Fortifi ed Settlement Silver Dish with Fighting Scenes from the Lower Ob Region Lacquer Cups of the Western Han Dynasty (Noin Ula, Mongolia): An Analysis of Inscriptions Tinder Bag with a Chinese Inscription Ancient Agriculture in Western Siberia: Problems of Argumentation, Paleoethnobotanic Methods, and A Red Marals at Satakular in the Alai The “Kirghiz Frontier” and the Frontier Volosts of the Tomsk Uyezd in the 17th Century: Formulation Sacred Space and the Art of its Representation in the Ethnic Culture of Northern Asia: Artifacts of Pottery Making in the Village of Balkhar, Dagestan The Diet of Siberian Peasants on Lenten Days (the 19th Century) Craniometric Characteristics of the Ust-Ishim People (the Southern Taiga Part of the Irtysh Basin,   

The “Kirghiz Frontier” and the Frontier Volosts of the Tomsk Uyezd in the 17th Century: Formulation of the Problem and a Review of Research

V.N. Dobzhansky.

This article reviews the literature on various interpretations of the historical and geographical terms, the “Kirghiz frontier” and “frontier volosts” which often occur in the Russian documents of the 17th century relating to the history of Tomsk. The view of V.S. Sinyaev had been generally accepted for a long time; however, after A.Kh. Elert published historical and geographical descriptions of the Tomsk Uyezd and the Kuznetsk Uyezd by G.F. Müller, it became clear that this view has to be reconsidered. Establishing the true meaning of the “Kirghiz frontier” and its localization is only possible after a deep and thorough analysis of available documents.

Keywords: “Kirghiz frontier,” frontier volost, tribute-paying volost, Tomsk Uyezd.