The Mundus volost (together with Totosh volost) is mentioned in the 1642 as a volost beyond the ridge and not paying yasak. 48 The data of the yasak books shows that Munduses started paying yasak from 1671 by two small groups, 14 and 8 persons. 49 An evidence exists that in 1681 Munduses paid yasak in Kuznetsk 50 Judging by such sources as for example the Copy from the Drawing of the Siberian l