Trifon Korobeynikov

Trifon Korobeynikov was a 16th-century Moscow merchant and traveler who remained remembered for the account of his travels titled Description of the journey from Moscow to Constantinople.

Korobeynikov made two visits to Palestine, Mount Athos and Constantinople, first in 1582-84 on assignment of Tsar Ivan IV, and the second in 1594-94 on assignment of Tsar Feodor I. The account of his travels was published in 1594 under the title Description of the journey from Moscow to Constantinople. It was re-published in 1783, under the title of The Travels of a Moscow Merchant, Trifon Korobeynikov, and His Comrades to Jerusalem, Egypt, and Mount Sinai in 1583.