Ivan grigor'evich (mind ok. 1563 or 1564), Russ.
military engineer, had a rank of clerk. It is mentioned in the
sources with 1538. It participated in the marches in Kazan, in
1551 it built in the environs of Kazan in 28 days the wooden fortress
Of sviyazhsk, which served as strong point for the taking of city by
Russians. In 1552 with the assault of Kazan led fortnfikats.
works and it built the 13- meter siege tower, assembled within one
night. In 1557 it built fortress and harbor with the mouth r. of
Narva and fortress in Galich. In 1563 in the march in the
environs of Polotsk v. he commanded pososhnymi
people. It is executed for the unknown reasons.
Lit.: Zherebov D. K., Maykov e.
i., Russian military-engineering skill in Xvi-xvii substances, in the
collection: From the history of Russian military-engineering
skill, M., 1952.
