Biography of Vasily Shilov

Chebykina G. G. The bright figure among them was the merchant Vasily Ivanovich Shilov OK. After the expedition of V. Bering and A. Chirikov G. Since the middle of the X, and especially in E, there is a mass departure of Ustyuzhan to Siberia. In years, more than 40 people were released from Ustyug to Siberian cities from Ustyug, the same thing, and more than a year to Siberia, more people left for Siberia.

Many of them then found themselves as part of merchant industrial expeditions to the Aleutian Islands. Veliky Ustyug and Vasily Shilov leaves. It is known that in the year he was already in Nizhnekamchatsk and joined the company of the Tula gunsmith Afanasy Orekhov and the Solikamsky merchant Ivan Lapin. In Okhotsk, the companions built two bots: “St. Peter” and “Holy Service were called so not by chance: V.

Shilov was a parishioner of the Peter and Paul Church in Ustyug. During the transition from Okhotsk to Kamchatka, V. Shilov performed for some time the duties of a sailor and safely brought the bot to Bolshertsk. When Vasily Shilov visited the Shilov. The Aleutian Islands are not known for sure, but in the year he presented to the Admiralty College in St.

Petersburg the map of this island ridge he had done. In the explanations for her, Shilov wrote that "all those islands of Aleutian, counting from the first from Kamchatka to the island of Amlya, he saw himself, raising a beaver craft on many of them." His card was one of the earliest and quite accurate.

The Admiralty College gave her a high rating. During his stay in the capital, Shilov had the happiness of being represented by Catherine II. The Empress asked him in detail about new discoveries, about the life of industrialists, about the conditions of crafts and about the "local peoples." Schilov gave thorough answers to all the questions of the Empress. For the presented map, "for the zeal and jealousy of the recovery of new islands for Kamchatka," the Sovereign ordered him to free him from stands and city services and awarded the gold medal.

Wearing a medal was ordered on his chest with a bow from the St. Andrew's tape. The merchant Ivan Lapin was awarded the same medal, but since he was not in the capital, Shilov was instructed to transfer the award to the companion. Later, according to V. Berch, Vasily Shilov once again met with Catherine P. after the successful return "of St. Paul "from the second flight of the year, wanting to thank the sovereign, the companions took away the foxes" excellent kindness "and asked the Irkutsk governor Breen to deliver foxes to the capital.

The Basil Shilov sent the Bril for presenting the gift. The Sovereign, in turn, forgave their debt to the company. The company of Orekhova, Lapina and Shilov and Shilov and Shilov. There was almost 20 years. Peter ", the company's activities were quite successful. Pavel" on the islands of the islands. With a rich booty, the vessel safely returned back. The company ceased its activities in the year, Shilov returned to Veliky Ustyug.

In the year, V. Shilov and his son Ivan are in the merchants of the first guild. It was a rich mansion "On Seven Warm Chambers" with a magnificent decorative decoration in the style of Elizabethan Baroque. The house has been preserved to the present and is a silent witness to life, wealth and tastes of the former owner. Source: Chebykina G.