Prokopy Yelizarov

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Prokopy Kozmich (or Prokophy Kuzmich) Yelizarov (Russian: Прокопий Козьмич (Прокофий Кузьмич) Елизаров) was the Russian statesman of 17th century, the voivod (governor) of Solikamsk province during the rule of Alexis I. He comes from the noble family of Yelizarovs, who comes from Yelizar, the son of tatarian prince Yegud, who served Vasili II.

In the winter of 1647—1648 by order of Novgorod prikaz Yelizarov searched the Stroganovs' and monasteries' estates for the fugitive peasants, and settle them at the Kungurka River, “so that they would live under the Sovereign and not run away anywhere”. Elizarov assigned a mission of guidance of the settlement construction to representative Surovtsev and podyachy Vakhtin. These 1222 people settled at Kungurka was exempted from taxes for three years and received plots of land. This steps attracted the fugitives who was earlier hiding in the wood. Thus the town of Kungur was founded.

Also Yelizarov is known for that in 1647 by the order of Alexis I he took census of Stroganovs' estates. He composed the census books which are now of great interest of historians, since it contained the earliest mentions of several cities and towns of Perm Krai. Here is what Yelizarov wrote about the village at the place of modern town of Lysva:

A village at the mouth of Sylva River with a peasants in it: the homestead of Veneditko, nicknamed Buzhenko, Ivan's son, with his children, Fyedka, Gerasimko and Stepanko, and his brother-in-law Tereshka Anisim's son Veyagin. The homestead of Senka Artemy's son Lodygin with his children, Petrushka and Yakunka, and his stepson Potapko Ivanov.

And this is about the Yegoshikha Village, the predecessor of Perm City:

… settlement at the Kama river and the Yegoshikha river, and in it there are peasant homesteads of Sergeyko Pavel's son Bryukhanov and his sons Klimko and Ivashko.