Izmailov, Artemy Vasilievich

In 1593, Artemy Izmailov, with the rank of a hundredth head, accompanied Prince Fyodor Ivanovich Hvorostinin to Livny , where negotiations took place with the Crimean ambassadors. From 1597 to 1605, Artemy Izmailov was repeatedly the second governor in the regiments on the southern Russian border. In 1598 he served as the hundredth head in Mikhailov . In 1601 - 1603 he was in the voivodship in Belgorod . At the end of 1604, Artemy Izmailov went over to the side of False Dmitry I and came to him in Putivl .

In 1606, at the wedding of False Dmitry with Marina Mnishek, he was granted the Duma nobles and falconers . Subsequently, Artemy Izmailov served Tsar Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky , participated in hostilities against the Polish-Lithuanian invaders. He was one of the closest and most trusted persons of Shuisky.

In 1607, the governor Artemy Izmailov, commanding a separate detachment, distinguished himself in battle with the Bolotnik officers near Kozelsk . As a reward he received the rank of deceit from Vasily Shuisky. Participated in the siege of the imperial army of Tula . In 1609, the butler Artemy Vasilievich Izmailov was sent from Moscow to meet the Crimean Tatar detachments, who arrived from the Crimea to help Shuisky, but could not agree with the Tatars on joint military operations against the Poles. During the reign of Vasily Shuisky ( 1606 - 1610 ), Artemy Izmailov several times participated in various court ceremonies.

In 1611, the voivode Artemy Vasilievich Izmailov took part in the first people's militia . Together with Prince Vasily Fedorovich Mosalsky, he led the Vladimir militia to the Russian capital, took an active part in military operations near Moscow, until its liberation in November 1612 . In 1613, the okolnichny Izmailov signed a letter on the election of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov to the royal throne.

During the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich ( 1613 - 1645 ), Artemy Izmailov participated in many court ceremonies, took part in diplomatic negotiations with the ambassadors of England , Sweden , Persia , Denmark and Crimea . In 1618, voivode Izmailov participated in the defense of Moscow , besieged by the Polish-Lithuanian army led by the prince Vladislav Vazy . In October-December 1618, A.V. Izmailov was the third ambassador for peace talks with the Polish command and participated in the conclusion of the Deulinsk truce with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Several times, during the absence of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich in the capital, Artemy Izmailov was appointed the second governor to protect Moscow . Assigned to the voivodship in Astrakhan and on Valuyki .

In 1632, the okolnichny Artemy Izmailov was appointed the second governor of the Big Regiment in the war with Poland and comrade of the first governor of the boyar Mikhail Borisovich Shein . In October 1632, the main Russian army, under the command of Mikhail Shein and Artemy Izmailov, set out from Mozhaisk on a campaign to Smolensk . The leading Russian troops took the Lithuanian cities of Serpeysk , Dorogobuzh , Belaya, Nevel , Roslavl and other cities. In early December 1632, Russian troops besieged Smolensk . The Polish-Lithuanian garrison in Smolensk repelled all attacks of the Russian troops for eight months. In August 1633, the new king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vladislav IV ( 1632 - 1648 ), arrived at Smolensk with the Polish-Lithuanian army and blocked the Russian army. At the same time, the Crimean Tatars attacked the South Russian possessions. Many nobles from the southern districts deserted from the army to protect their estates and estates from the Crimeans. The encircled Russian army began to lack food and ammunition.

During the siege of the Russian army near Smolensk, Vasily and Semyon, the sons of the second governor of the Large Regiment Artemy Izmailov, entered into friendly relations with some Polish-Lithuanian commanders. Semyon Izmailov sent a saadak as a gift to young Pan Kalinovsky, and his older brother Vasily met with Panas Zarutsky and Madalinsky, with some Russian deserters and traitors, took them to the Russian camp, feasted with them, and even left them to spend the night.

In February 1634, after separate negotiations with the Polish command, the chief governors Mikhail Borisovich Shein and Artemy Vasilyevich Izmailov surrendered. With the remnants of the Russian troops (8 thousand people), the voivode left the Smolensk camp, leaving the entire convoy and artillery in the hands of the Poles. In Moscow, the tsarist government, dissatisfied with the unsuccessful military operations of the Russian troops near Smolensk , organized a trial of governors.

On April 28, 1634, according to the verdict of the Boyar Duma, boyar Mikhail Borisovich Shein and okolnichny Artemy Vasilyevich Izmailov, accused of treason, were executed on Red Square in Moscow . Together with Artemy Izmailov, his eldest son Vasily was executed. The youngest son, Semyon Artemyevich Izmailov, was beaten by a whip and, together with his family, was sent into exile in Siberia . Timofei Vasilievich Izmailov, the younger brother of Artemy, was sent to Kazan with his family.

• Vasily Artemievich Izmailov (d. 1634 ), steward and governor in Belgorod
• Andrei Artemievich Izmailov (d. 1647 ), stolnik
• Ivan Artemievich Izmailov (d. 1628 )
• Semyon Artemievich Izmailov (d. 1674 ), governor in Yablonov.

• Izmailov, Artemy Vasilievich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
• D. Ilovaisky “The New Dynasty”, Moscow, Astrel Publishing House, 2003 ISBN 5-271-05704-6 , Art. 410, 429, 430, 431