SOCIAL, PROPERTY AND PROFESSIONAL PORTRAIT OF LOCAL CLERKS IN THE XVII CENTURY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CHUVASH REGION)
He article is devoted to the formation of the environment of the clerks on the territory of the modern Chuvash Republic in the XVII century. The social origin and property status of clerical employees are analyzed, their professional activity in local government bodies is assessed. There is a tendency for representatives of various estates, including taxable ones, to seek service in local command huts. Despite its own measures that prevented this phenomenon, the central government had to reckon with the shortage of literate people capable of carrying out clerical service in the local territories, and therefore "turned a blind eye" to violations of the established prohibitions.