Abstract
The article presents for the first time the biography of the Saratov voivode Ivan Ivanovich Kosagov, the father of the famous General Grigory Kosagov. I. I. Kosagov began his service at the court of Tsar Mikhail Romanov in 1620 at the age of 17, and before that he served with the patriarch forseveral years, like many of his ancestors. Becoming a Moscow nobleman in 1631, he received his first appointmenttothevoivodeship in Yuriev-Polsky,thenmainlyserved onthesouthern borders. It issaid about his regimentalservice in Mtsensk, Lomov, Tula. In 1647–1650 he was a voivode in Orel, then on regimental service in Bryansk, and in 1660 he was sent to Saratov. The article pays special attention to the Saratov service of I. I. Kosagov. The characteristics of the inner life of Saratov, the occupations of residents are given, the names of Russian and foreign ambassadors who visited the city during this voivodeship are given.
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