With the arrival of Russian people on the lands of Transbaikalia, numerous settlements (ostrogs, towns, villages, villages) appeared, and in the 80 - 90s of the XVII century, local shopping centers were formed, connected with the most important economic regions of the European part of Russia. Trade relations of Transbaikalia with other regions of Siberia and the European part of Russia are considered in many works 1 . However, the import of Russian handicrafts to the Trans-Baikal territory to meet the needs of the local population is still poorly studied. Data from the Irkutsk and Nerchinsk customs registers of 1692-1700 allow us to highlight this issue. (the books of Udinsk, Kabansk, Ilinsk and other Trans-Baikal customs offices have not been preserved) 2 . Unlike the customs books of European Russia and Western Siberia, the Irkutsk and Nerchinsk customs books did not record the goods of visiting (nonresident) merchants separately. But on the other hand, their names, social status, place of residence, what goods they came from and where they are going are indicated. Trans-Baikal Territory received items of Siberian handicrafts, hops, honey, wax, bread, furs, Chinese fabrics and goods from the European part of Russia. The main flow of them went to Transbaikalia from Irkutsk through Baikal along the Ude, Chita, Ingoda, and Shilka rivers to Nerchinsk; this route in Transbaikalia was the most convenient and shortest .3Industrial goods, especially fabrics , occupied a leading position in the assortment of Russian goods (i.e., manufactured in the more western regions of Russia) arriving in Transbaikalia at the end of the 17th century (their nomenclature included more than 110 items) .4 Canvas and broadcloth fabrics were distinguished by the number of deliveries. Less people traded in silk (raw silk, fabrics, clothing), which was determined by the nature of demand of the local population. The bulk of silk fabrics were imported here from China. Among the textile products m ... Читать далее