The list of Smolensk szlachta in 1694
The szlachta of Smolensk as a border territorial serving corporation from the very beginning of its entry into the Russian service (1654) enjoyed a number of special rights and privileges. By the end of the 17 century an oligarchic nature of the corporation's military service appeared remarkably. The list presented in this publication shows changes in personnel of this initially closed corporation. It existed in the form of militia army of the nobility as a separate unit until its dissolution in 1765.