The book of the famous Russian historian, ethnographer and writer of the 19th century Pavel Ivanovich Nebolsin at one time made a lot of noise in Russian scientific circles. She was distinguished by her style of presentation, interpretation of facts and a special vision of many historical processes. The outstanding historian S.M. Soloviev sharply criticized the book, he did not agree with a number of Nebolsin's conclusions. Nevertheless, "The Conquest of Siberia" has become a popular work among contemporaries - both lovers of Russian history and professional researchers grateful to Nebolsin for publishing the Annals of Remezov and Esipov and other documentary sources. Written in bright and figurative language, containing a lot of factual material that convincingly confirms the author's conclusions, the book will certainly be of interest to the modern reader.