Little-known Chernihiv Colonel Stefan Krasnobashta

The purpose of the publication is to introduce into scientific circulation two archival sources at once, which shed light on some facts of the biography of one of the little-known Chernihiv Cossack colonels – Stefan Krasnobashta. The research methods were selected in accordance with the set goal on the basis of the principles of objectivism and scientificity. The method of analysis and induction was mainly used to interpret archival texts. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the information introduced into scientific circulation helps to significantly supplement the biography of Chernihiv Colonel Stefan Krasnobashta with new facts. Conclusions. The publication acquaints with the text of two archival sources: Stefan Krasnobashta’s merchant in 1660 and the decision of the Lubny city government in 1667 on the demarcation of city and monastery estates, which mentioned Sich (in this case «Sich» is a plot of forest intended for felling) bought monks «at the Krasna Bashta on Bulatka». After analyzing the above documents, it was possible to gather information about the colonel’s real name (he was referred to as «Bozkan» or «Bazkan»), marital status and education. We will add that the register of the Zaporozhian Army of 1649 does not mention Bozkan-Krasnobashta. We also made an attempt to determine the term of this Chernihiv colonel. The beginning of his command of the Chernihiv Regiment was to begin somewhere in the second half of 1663 – early 1664, and no later than March 13 (3) 1665 he had to leave this work