V. D. KORCHMIN’S ACTIVITY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLEX OF MEASURES ON ENGINEERING AND ARTILLERY DEFENSE OF MOSCOW IN 1707
Benda Vladimir Nikolaevich
Pushkin Leningrad State University
Abstract. The article considers some little-known facts from the biography of the famous Russian engineer and inventor Vasily Dmitrievich Korchmin. Special attention is paid to V. D. Korchmin’s activity on the strengthening of the engineering and artillery defense of Moscow in 1707 undertaken by the order of Peter I to prevent possible threat of siege and capture of Moscow by the Swedish army.
Key words and phrases: XVII в, Петр I, В. Д. Корчмин, Я. В. Брюс, начало XVIII в, Северная война, Приказ артиллерии, оборона, Кремль, Китай-город, the XVII century, Peter I, V. D. Korchmin, J. V. Bruce, the beginning of the XVIII century, the Northern War, Department of Artillery, defense, the Kremlin, Kitay-gorod
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