The Presidential Library: New acquisitions

The Presidential Library web site has been enriched with materials on the Russian history from the collection of the Presidential Library.

In the book of the Russian diplomat and genealogist Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky “Russian genealogical book” V. 1 (St. Petersburg, 1873), V. 2 (St. Petersburg, 1875) are collected family trees of Russian titled (dukes, counts, barons) and untitled noble families who had distinguished themselves in public service, as well as in the fields of science, culture and education. V. 3 and devoted to the genealogy of the XIII century till the middle of the XVII century of boyars and the royal family of the Romanovs - Yurievy – Zakhariny.

The history of one of the most well-known secondary educational institutions of the Russian empire, its teachers and pupils are described in the book of a statesman, historian and bibliographer Dmitry Fomich Kobeko The Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum: teachers and pupils: 1811-1843 (St. Petersburg, 1911).

The Book by Dmitry Mikhailovich Levshin “His Imperial Majesty’s body for a hundred years”. V. 2: Enclosures (St. Petersburg, 1902) is dedicated to the anniversary of a privileged military institution. Enclosures include articles about the pre-reform Court, the establishment of the Corps of Pages, on the learning pages, about pages abroad, as well as all the provisions of the package, lists of graduates, uniforms, the personnel of the case.

The data about individual members of the nobility, clergy and merchant of the first two centuries of the history of Saint-Petersburg are collected in a book by bibliographer and textual critic, historian of Russian literature and social thought Vladimir Ivanovich Saitov Petersburg necropolis or Reference index of historical persons born in the XVII and XVIII centuries, the inscriptions on the tomb of Alexander Nevsky Laura and the abolished Petersburg Cemetery (M., 1883).

In 1858, in Saint-Petersburg, with a limited edition was published “Collection of decisions on the part of the split. V. 1: Resolution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs”, five years later, in 1863, it was republished in London (Issue1, Issue 2) by followers of the Old Believers. The collection includes “secret” (not included in any complete collection of laws or in the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire) Resolution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that “were reported to the heads of provinces or transferred to the Ministry in the leadership”.

The writer, translator and social activist Vasily Kelsiev systematized official Russian documents on the history of the split, published in London “Collection of information about government dissenters”. Issue 1 (1860), Issue 2 (1861), Issue. 3: ОOn Eunuchs (1862), Issue 4 (1862). The book is an essential source of information about the religious and social movement that emerged in Russia in the middle of the XVII century, the cause of which was the church ritual reform by Patriarch Nikon.

The report on the office work of the Council of State…for session 1896-1897 (St. Petersburg, 1897) includes cases relating to the Orthodox faith, education, resettlement and life of immigrants, public property, industry, shipping and trade, taxes and duties, international relations and etc.

The preparation of new materials continues.