Ivan Vyrodkov
coat of mail is preserved in the State Historical Museum
Ivan Grigoryevich Vyrodkov (
military engineer
and inventor.
Life
Ivan Vyrodkov's name was first mentioned in 1538. It is known that he participated in
fortress near Kazan that he would build in 28 days. This would serve as a strong point for the capture of the city by the Muscovite
army.
In 1552, he supervised the fortification works during the
Tatar
resistance. Nonetheless, it is certain that the few cannon defending Kazan would first have to have been put out of action in order for the tower to be effective, as it would otherwise have been an obvious target for any remaining artillery.
After the war, in 1557, Vyrodkov built a fortress and a
Narva River and a fort in Galich. In 1563, Vyrodkov commanded the so-called pososhniye lyudi (recruits) during a military campaign against Polotsk. In 1568, he and his seventeen relatives, including children, were executed for an unknown reason in the course of the oprichnina.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISSN 0042-8779.
Sources
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