This book tells about the formation and life of the COSSACKS and other service people of the Tula region of the 16th - 17th centuries, who guarded the borders of the Russian state and, step by step, conquered the lost lands. Based on archival documents, the book contains family lists of Cossacks and some fortress garrisons, as well as a description of some fortresses and their weapons in the Tula region of the 16th – 17th centuries. A separate article describes the current state and affairs of the Cossacks of the Tula region. The book contains name and subject indexes. Find your LAST NAME, FIND OUT the history of your FAMILY. Designed for local historians, historians, genealogists and a wide circle of readers.