Stepan Nechayev
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Stepan Dmitriyevich Nechayev was a Procurator of the Most Holy Synod
and a senator. Nechayev was the first one to study the materials about the Kulikovo Field
. He picked up some findings on the place of the Battle of Kulikovo
and created a private museum in the Palace Polibino
, using those findings. He was the first historian
, who carried out the location researches and tried to connect the description of the Battle of Kulikovo
with the real landscape. There are records about some other collections of the archeological findings from the Kulikovo Field, part of which was in his possession.
Most Holy Synod
The Most Holy Governing Synod was the highest governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church between 1721 and 1918, when the Patriarchate was restored. The jurisdiction of the Most Holy Synod extended over every kind of ecclesiastical question and over some that are partly secular.The Synod was...
and a senator. Nechayev was the first one to study the materials about the Kulikovo Field
Kulikovo Field
Kulikovo Field is a field in Tula Oblast in Russia, where the famous Battle of Kulikovo took place on September 8 of 1380.As established by Stepan Nechayev, the battlefield is located between the rivers of Nepryadva, Krasivaya Mecha, and Don some 140 km away from Tula and 23 km away from...
. He picked up some findings on the place of the Battle of Kulikovo
Battle of Kulikovo
The Battle of Kulikovo was a battle between Tatar Mamai and Muscovy Dmitriy and portrayed by Russian historiography as a stand-off between Russians and the Golden Horde. However, the political situation at the time was much more complicated and concerned the politics of the Northeastern Rus'...
and created a private museum in the Palace Polibino
Polibino, Lipetsk Oblast
Polibino is a village in Dankovsky District of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. A historical estate of Russian aristocrats Nechayevs is located there.The estate is composed of a palace, English park, regular gardens, ponds, and more...
, using those findings. He was the first historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, who carried out the location researches and tried to connect the description of the Battle of Kulikovo
Battle of Kulikovo
The Battle of Kulikovo was a battle between Tatar Mamai and Muscovy Dmitriy and portrayed by Russian historiography as a stand-off between Russians and the Golden Horde. However, the political situation at the time was much more complicated and concerned the politics of the Northeastern Rus'...
with the real landscape. There are records about some other collections of the archeological findings from the Kulikovo Field, part of which was in his possession.