Matyushkin Athanasius Ivanovich

Accounting for the mother (of the genus Streshnevo) cousin of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, and perhaps because a child was taken to the palace "in zhite" with the rank waiter at tsarevitch. In 1650, Mr.. appointed by Moscow trapping, in 1672,. - Dumnyi nobleman. Zaveduya royal hunting Matjushkin had a close relationship to the secret order and at one time managed Stables Order. Matyushkina linked with Tsar Alexei close friendship. On the relations of their surviving letters show the king to his hunting, and their main content - on the order of the hunt, but often the king or shared with Matyushkin their impressions about the military events, . or gives him intimate instructions to members of his family,
. These letters - an important source for the characterization of Alexei Mikhailovich Matyushkina, but not always, seem to justify the confidence of the king: at least, during a riot in Moscow in 1648, Mr.. He was one of those persons against whom it was sent to people's dissatisfaction. Matjushkin died in 1676, several months after the death of the king in the province in Arkhangelsk. - See. Bartenev "Collection of letters of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (Moscow, 1856)," Acts of Arkhangelsk Expeditions ", Volume IV; Kutepov" Royal Hunt ".