The Cathedral code of 1649 as a source of law-enforcement practice of reduction of Asian Siberian natives "to shert on their belief"
The article reviews various methods of historians for researching the events of the 30-40th years of the XVII century connected with Russian servicemen arrival on the Lensky region territory. Based on the analysis of XIV Chapter «About a God kissing» the Cathedral code of 1649 article concludes that the «krestotselovaniye» (kiss the rood) and «shertovaniye» (take an oath) of local tribes are examples of customary law. The author emphasizes a significant role of the state institutes of the Moscow kingdom which had colonial aspirations directed to «mine» (place of extraction of jewels) of new resource territories for replenishment of Government Treasury. Russian servicemen moving to Northeast Asia is considered as a logical continuation of all historical process of Siberian integration.