This book, which became at the end of the XIX century. bibliographic rarity - the main work of the historian of Siberia Pyotr Andreyevich Slovtsov (1767-1843). A study written more than a century and a half ago, containing a large amount of geographical, historical, ethnographic material, has not lost its relevance today. The author tells about the beauties and riches of the Siberian land, its history, full of victories and conquests, in a lively, bright syllable, helping to comprehend the "character of authenticity" of Siberia and Siberians.