Unknown chapters of the Volga-Kama historiography: Kapiton Mil'kovich

The paper deals with one of the most crucial issues in Volga-Kama historiography: introduction previously unused and forgotten materials related to description archaeological sites late 18th – early 19th centuries. This element late-19th century regional historiography is marked by absence such resources. manuscript Kapiton Mil'kovich, state councilor forestry surveyor, a vivid example this. In course her study, it can be concluded that Mil'kovich was first describe significant part Kazan Province. However work Sergey Shpilevskiy, known Russian as Ancient Cities other Bulghar-Tatar Monuments Province did not mention name discovered him Chistopol district were attributed Aleksandr Artemyev, later researcher. manuscript, found us St. Petersburg National Library Russia, analysed published, indicates importance need correct this historiographical gap, include outstanding researcher annals historiography.