Studiul de faţă constituie o tentativă temerară de a elucida o problemă mai puţin studiată in ştiinţa istorică contemporană – restabilirea şi analiza arborelui genealogic al neamului Bantaş din cadrul nobilimii ruse. In baza unor materiale noi din arhive, a publicaţiilor de documente, precum şi a unor studii speciale, autorul incearcă să suplinească lacunele şi să excludă incoerenţele care se mai intalnesc in publicaţii dedicate problemei date. Totodată, pentru prima dată, s-a făcut o incercare de a prezenta ponderea şi contribuţia reprezentanţilor familiei Bantaş atat in istoria Imperiului Rus, cat şi in relaţiile acestui stat cu Ţara Moldovei.

В настоящей публикации представлены результаты многолетних исследований автора по истории рода Бантышей в составе российского дворянства. На основе многочисленных архивных материалов, опубликованных документов и научных публикаций впервые воссоздано и представлено научному сообществу генеалогическое древо российской ветви рода Бантышей. Проведенное исследование дает возможность исправить имеющиеся неточности, относящиеся к биографии ряда представителей этого рода, и заполнить имеющиеся лакуны. Вместе с тем, впервые предпринята попытка осветить роль и место представителей рода Бантышей в истории Российского государства и Молдавского княжества.

The main objective of this study is the attempt to shed light on a little researched matter in the contemporary historical science – the restoration and analysis of the genealogical tree of the Bantaș lineage within the Russian nobility. Based on a few newly discovered archival documents, as well as on the publication of documents and special studies, the author endeavours to fill in the gaps and eliminate the inconsistencies that are encountered in the publications dedicated to the Bantaș family. It is for the first time that an attempt was made to present the weight and contribution of the representatives of the Bantas family both in the history of the Russian Empire and in the relations of this state with the Land of Moldavia.