THE "CORRUPTION" VERSION OF THE REASONSFOR THE ROSS COLONY’S SALE: PRO ET CONTRA
The paper deals with the information by V. S. Zavoiko about the real reasons of the Ross colony’s sale in 1841.This information was mentioned by young M. S. Korsakov in his diary and found in the Manuscript Division of the Russian State Library. The author of the article analyzes this information as well as its interpretation in the context of the Fort Ross history. A special examination is given to the problem of credibility and accuracy of the Zavoiko’s information. It is noted that many of his statements are incorrect. The author made a conclusion that one should not exclude the version by Zavoiko in general but this information requires a careful check which is now not available.