Maintenance of Vyborg garrison in 1710-1712

The article is concerned with the problem of military maintenance and munitioning of the Vyborg garrison. The challenge became essential in the early XVIII centuiy (from the autumn of 1710 to the summer of 1712, when Vyborg was no longer an outpost and a reference point for further offensive operations) right after the capture of the Vyborg’s fortress by Russian troops. The results of the research are based on the study of special sources: multiple reports written by the Vyborg Commandant G. P. Chernyshev and the St. Petersburg Chief Commandant R. V. Brace to the Governor of Ingeria A. D. Menshikov and archival correspondence of other officials involved in the solution of this problem. Difficulties with the fortress maintenance and food provision were conditioned by the severe climate conditions as well as by the fact that the Swedish army and navy tried to block Vyborg. Nevertheless, the problem of Vyborg’s supply and maintenance was solved successfully.