Presidential Library: New acquisitions

The Presidential Library holdings have been enriched with digital copies of publications, provided by our partners from the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine.

New acquisitions are dedicated to monuments of architecture and art of Ukraine and Russia.

The book of Professor F. J. Schmidt Art of Ancient Rus-Ukraine (Kharkov, 1919) tells the story of Russian art in the context of the whole of Russian history. A special attention is given to ancient wooden architecture, temple architecture and Christianity in Russia in general. The edition includes themed illustrations.

The collection of articles of Ukrainian archaeologist and art historian N. E. Makarenko Monuments of Ukrainian art of the XVIII century (St. Petersburg, 1908) deals with the Cossack period of history of Ukraine and the works of art left by this epoch (XVIII c.). The main object of this study is Church of the Intercession. The book contains many pictures (pictures of exterior and interior design, drawings, etc.

The album Carpathian Rus (B. M., 1918), consisting of 20 images, was released at the time when the Carpathian Rus was part of the first Czechoslovak state (1920-1938). In the pictures are mostly presented as a kind of wooden church architecture typical of the region, the types of villages, as well as peasants in national costume and pottery.

Historian, art critic and artist G. K. Lukomsky in essays on the history of architecture XII-XVIII centuries Galicia in its antiquity (Petrograd, 1915) describes his visits to the Galician cities, compares them with the largest European capitals, marks the architecture of the cities, the impact of developments in Western Galicia. Special value of this publication is the copyright of illustrations depicting the sights and just beautiful places in Krakow, Lvov, Przemysl, etc.

The brochure of the historian of architecture G. K. Lukomsky Lutsk Castle (Petrograd, 1917) is devoted to one of the largest and best preserved castles in Ukraine - Castle Lubart or Lutsk Castle. The book describes the history of the Little Castle; great attention is paid to the Grand or the Top Castle, its functions, structural features, architectural elements. Pictures of different parts of the structure are also contained.

The book by P. I. Orlovsky St. Sophia Cathedral, now the Kiev Sophia Cathedral (Kiev, 1901) describes the history of the Kiev St. Sophia Cathedral. A historical material is divided into two parts: the existence of a temple to the reconstruction of the building in 1843 after the great fire in 1697, and a final renewal of the cathedral from 1843 to 1853. In addition, the book describes the features of appearance of Sophia, mosaics, characteristics of the crosses on them, working icons, etc.

The most important base of Ukrainian sacred places of pilgrimage not only Ukrainians, but also all the Slavs is dedicated the book Kiev Caves and Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (Kiev, 1864). The book tells about the birth of the monastic life in Kiev: the appearance of the first cave, construction of the first monasteries, the monks’ deeds. The main part of the piece is a list of the relics of the saints, indicating their location. The publication is added with images of Lavra Monastery, its caves, etc.

In the book of Professor K. E. Grinevich Walls of Chersonese Taurian (Sevastopol, 1926) [Part] 1: Underwall crypt № 1012 and the gates of Chersonese, opened in 1899 by the author attempts to date the ancient Greek defense line in the south-eastern part of the second half of IV Chersonese a. BC. e. based on the analysis of masonry and analysis of items from jewelry items from underwall crypt № 1012.

The first issue of Wood and stone temples of the book "Antiquities of Ukraine" (Kiev, 1905), prepared by members of the Historical Society of Nestor the Chronicler of the University of St. Vladimir is dedicated to the description of the church building five southern Russian provinces: Kiev, Podolia, Volyn, Chernihiv and Poltava.

As a visual aid of A. V. Dobryakov Russian historical monuments to the course of Russian history at the middle and lower schools (St. Petersburg, 1880), are collected images of Novgorod, Kiev, Vladimir monuments and monuments of Russia Lithuania, Muscovy, and the Russian Empire. Among them there are types of plan of Staraya Ladoga, Novgorod drawing plan in 1169, the ruins of the Golden Gate in Kiev of Yaroslavl gates of 1037, a monument to Borodino is near the village of Borodino, etc.

The preparation of new materials continues.