Robert Nisbet Bain, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 12… (1911)
“ The Astrakhan rebellion (1706) , which affected all the districts under his government, shook Peter’s confidence in him, and seriously impaired his position. In 1707 he was superseded in the Volgan provinces by Andrei Matvyeev. A year before his death he entered a monastery. Golitsuin was a typical representative of Russian society of the end of the 17th century in its transition from barbarism to civilization. In many respects he was far in advance of his age. ”
