History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATCHMAKING IN RUSSIA IN XV–XVII CENTURIES O.V. Kuzmina The published archival document is the fi rst part of the fi rst Chapter of the detailed scientifi c report of the senior researcher of the research Institute of watch industry of the Ministry of mechanical engineering and instrumentation of the USSR (Niichasprom) V.N. Pipunyrov, who has been studying the history of watchmaking in Russia since ancient times. The introductory article examines the historical situation and factors that infl uenced the awakening of interest in the study of this topic, substantiates the signifi cance, importance and relevance of the work. Considerable attention is paid to both internal and external features of the document, which is the basis of future serious research. Keywords: scientifi c report; history; watchmaking; V. N. Pionerov; archival documents. Contacts: E-mail: kuzmina-rga@mail.ru Pp. 094-107.