The ranks of service class population in the cities and counties of the southern frontier of Russia in the year 7185

Abstract

We analyze data on the ranks of service class people in the cities and counties of the southern frontier of Russia in 1676/77. We identify 39 cities with and without counties, which can undoubtedly be attributed to the southern frontier. We raise the problem of determining the northern border of the southern Russian frontier in the 2nd half of the 17th century. We identify thirteen ranks of service class people of the urban service. We considered the distribution of thirteen ranks in 39 cities. Based on the obtained data, we calculate the number of ranks in each city/county. In addition, we reveal the prevalence of each rank in the cities and counties of the southern Russian frontier.