Boltin Ivan Nikitich

Boltin Ivan Nikitich (1735-1792). The representative of an ancient noble family. Born in a family estate in the Arzamas district of Nizhny Novgorod Province. With 16 years of military service began. He retired in 1768, Mr.. Prime Minister Major. Interest in Russia's history had been present initially and was supported by a personal acquaintance with in. K. Trediakovskij, M. V. Lomonosov, and. P. Sumarokov, D. F. Miller and others. The first and foremost my history teacher, believed in. N. Tatishcheva. As a colleague, Mr.. A. Potemkin, had his strong support. In 1783, Mr.. was the ruler of his personal office. In 1786, Mr.. awarded the rank of Major-General. After returning from the Crimea to St. Petersburg Boltin creates his major work 'Notes on the history of ancient and present-day Russia, Mr.. Leclerc '. In it, he not only critically analyzed the work of the French historian, but also presented his own opinion piece on Russian history. In this work, he entered into controversy with M. M. Shcherbatov, initiating the first in the national historiography of open scientific debate on the theoretical problems of the history of Russia. In 1786, Mr.. Boltin became a member of the Russia Academy of Sciences.