The works of Askalon Truvorov, such as "The Past from Pugachev's Time", "The Tale of Landlord Boboedov", and "Investigative Cases on Fyodor Shaklovit and His Accomplices", sparked great interest in the scientific circles of Petersburg. Thanks to these works, he quickly became one of the most renowned and widely read historians in Russia at that time.

Askalon Truvorov, a future outstanding researcher of domestic antiquity, was born in 1819 in the village of Nikolskoye, Kuznetsk district, Saratov province. His family, living in poverty, could only provide him with a basic education. However, the talented boy was noticed by landowner Shipilov from Kurmysh, who sent him to study at the Moscow Art Classes in 1831. There, Truvorov met historian Nikolai Kalachov, who, seeing his abilities in history and literature, advised him to study the heritage of the past.

In 1858, Truvorov moved to Petersburg and became a member of the Archaeographic Commission, later becoming a full member. In 1865, when the Holy Synod decided to organize archival matters, Chief Prosecutor Dmitry Tolstoy chose Truvorov for the position of head of the archival commission. Contemporaries noted that he was not only an outstanding figure in the commission but also edited all three volumes of the Complete Collection of Resolutions and Orders of the Orthodox Faith Department, as well as made corrections to the volumes of the Russian Historical Library.

Soon, the capital's archaeological institute elected him as an honorary member, and in 1891, as its director. In 1893, he celebrated 50 years of state service, and the scholar was inundated with congratulations. Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, the patron of the institute, sent him a personal message wishing him many more years of life for the benefit of science and the institute. Unfortunately, in the same year, Truvorov fell seriously ill and passed away, leaving the entire scientific community in mourning.