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Vasily Tatishchev | |
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Василий Татищев | |
 Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev, a portrait by an unknown painter, 1800s. | |
| Born | 19 April 1686 Boredki, Ostrovsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 July 1750 (aged 64) Boldino, Dmitrovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Jacob Bruce Moscow Artillery and Engineering School |
| Occupation(s) | historian, geographer, ethnographer, linguist, statesman |
| Known for | Book on Russian history |
| Spouse | Anna Vasilyevna Andreevskaya |
| Children | Eupraksiya Tatishcheva (1715–1769) Eugraf Tatishchev (1717–1781) |
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| Family | Tatishchev family |
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (sometimes spelt Tatischev; Russian: Васи́лий Ники́тич Тати́щев, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj nʲɪˈkʲitʲɪtɕ tɐˈtʲiɕːɪf]; 19 April 1686 – 15 July 1750) was a statesman, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer in the Russian Empire. He is known as the author of a book on Russian history titled The History of Russia (Russian: История Российская, romanized: Istoriya Rossiyskaya), posthumously published in 1767. Throughout this work, he advocates the idea that autocracy is the perfect form of government for Russia.[citation needed] He also founded three cities in the Russian Empire: Stavropol-on-Volga (now known as Tolyatti), Yekaterinburg, and Perm.
Tatishchev often did not cite his sources, which required later critical historians to find out where he got his information from. After several sources were discovered, the texts of Tatishchev which remained unaccounted for (such as the alleged Ioachim Chronicle, which has never been found) became known as "Tatishchev information" (Russian: Татищевские известия, romanized: Tatishchevskiye izvestiya), which is not to be trusted until it is supported by another extant source.[1][2][3]
- ^ Tolochko 2005, pp. 458–468.
- ^ Ostrowski 2018, pp. 36, 38, 47.
- ^ Luria 1968, pp. 1–2.