The book contains descriptions of the Tula region by contemporaries and other historical documents identified to date, which describe the territory of the Tula region, people, their lives, their occupations, crafts, as well as interesting events that took place on the territory of the Tula region.V The book uses materials from the RGADA of the Russian Federation and Tula archives. Photos from the collection of A.N. Lepekhina, M.B. Tentser, and also kindly provided by the State Cultural Institution of the Tula Region “Association “Tula Regional Historical, Architectural and Literary Museum” and various archives.