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First half of the 20 century. Letter of Grigori Rasputin to Count A. Bobrinsky.

Grigori Rasputin was a Siberian healer who was confidant of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna because of his ability to heal Tsarevitch Alexei's haemophilia through hypnosis.
Count Bobrinsky was one of the influential parliamentarians of the time.

1916

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First half of the 19 century. Correspondence.

Correspondence of Count Chancellor Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev and General Nikolay Nikolaevich Raevsky.

Count Rumyantsev was an outstanding Russian politician, diplomat, educator, philanthropist and collector.
General Raevsky was a great Russian general who achieved fame for his feats of arms during the military campaigns in Central Asia, Serbian-Turkish war and Patriotic War of 1812; cavalry general

1825

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Second half of the 18 century. An abstract from Alexander Radischev's book.

An abstract from Alexander Radischev's Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow.
Though it is Radischev's most famous work, Alexander Pushkin wrote about it: "the cause of his misfortune and fame is a mediocre book, not to mention its barbarian language".

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Second half of the 17 century. Stepan Razin's Proclamation ("Delightful Letter").

"Delightful Letter" is the inflammatory proclamation that called peasants for "killing the betrayer boyars". For this the leader of the rebels promised people "freedom and salvage".
It is the only charter signed by Stepan Razin that survived till present days.

1670

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XVI century. Nikon Chronicles.

It is the largest Russian chronicle in terms of chronology and events mentioned.
It is named after Patriarch Nikon who owned one of the copies.
The Chronicle is a huge compilation based on a wide range of ancient manuscripts many of which didn't survive till present days.

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XV century. Sudebnik (Code of Law).

Written in half-uncial script.

1497

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XV century. Enfeoffment and giving patent.

Enfeoffment and giving patent of the Great Duke of Moscow Ivan III to his nephews.

Uncial combined with cursive.

1497

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XV century. Russkaya Pravda.

It was the legal code of Kievan Rus and the subsequent Rus' principalities during the times of feudal division. Written in uncial script.

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XIV century. Spiritual letter of the Great Duke of Moscow Semion Gordiy.

Uncial writing.

1353

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An agreement charter of Novgorod Veliky with Grand Duke of Vladimir and Tver, Yaroslav Yaroslavovich. It is the first agreement charter that survived to this day.
It is the most ancient document in the collection of old acts of the State Archive of Charters and Manuscripts of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents.

1264

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XII century. Gospel Lectionary.

It is one of the most ancient Gospels.
A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian worship on a given day or occasion. A Lectionary provides for a Gospel to be read on each day.

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XI century. Arkhangelsk Gospel.

One of the earliest books of Ancient Rus. Uncial writing.

1059

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X-XI centuries. Savva’s book.

Savva’s book.

A Gospel written in Balkans. One of the ancient books written in Cyrillic.
Uncial writing.

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