MERCHANT DRIVE I. S. LAPIN
The article examines the life and work of Solikamsk merchant, eminent man Ivan Savich Lapin. On the basis of a large historiographical material, the investments of the Solikamsk merchant in the production of furs on the Aleutian Islands, his wide and diverse business activity on the basis of the archival complex, which was fi rst introduced into scientifi c circulation, are described. Business connections, city services and family relations are shown.