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The Presidential Library: New acquisitions
The Presidential Library collections were enriched with materials provided by the Russian State Library, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Saint Petersburg State Theater Library.
New acquisitions include publications covering the history of Russia in 1730s, 1830s and the development of choreographic art from ancient times to the early twentieth century.
Collection of the Imperial Russian Historical Society was published in the period of 1867-1916 in St. Petersburg. In 1901-1913, some volumes of the edition were published in Yuriev and Moscow. The collection was published under the supervision of members of the Society and edited by the Chairman of the Society: A. Bychkov, A. Popov, G. Shtendman, Professor A. Filippov, A. Polovtsev, V. Sergeyevich, N. Golitsyn, K. Gubastov, Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich, V. Maikov, S. Platonov, S. Belokurov and others. The edition published documents and materials on the history of Russia in the 15th – 19th centuries. Each volume included the contents of all the preceding volumes. With the publication of volumes from new acquisitions, the Presidential Library has a full set of the Collection (148 volumes).
The volumes N 104 (Yuriev, 1898), 106 (Yuriev, 1899) and 108 (Yuriev, 1900) contain the papers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Empress Anna Ivanovna, covering the activities of the supreme state body of the Russian Empire from 1731 to 1734. The Cabinet of Ministers was formed October 24 (November 6), 1731, and lasted until November 30 (December 12), 1741, when it was transformed into a Private Office of the Empress after Elizabeth’s accession to the throne. In 1756, the functions of the Cabinet were given over to the Conference of the Imperial Court.
Documents brought together in the publication, provide excellent material for resolving the issues about the system, competence and activities of the Cabinet of Ministers, its relation to the Empress, various institutions and individuals with whom it contacted. Volume 108, in addition to the above, contains lists or registries of the incoming and outgoing papers of the Cabinet. Registers of the Cabinet published then in the Collection have never been published before neither reflected in special literature.
Volume 132 (St. Petersburg, 1911), which is the sequel to the volume 131 of the Collection, completes the publication of correspondence between the Emperor Nicholas I with the Grand Duke Tsarevich Constantine Pavlovich. The correspondence covers a half year period from January 1830 to 14 June 1831, the worst period in the life of the Tsarevich, when he was taken by surprise by the events of 17 (29) November 1830 in Warsaw (Polish uprising), saw the downfall of his sixteen-year activities in the Kingdom of Poland. The volume ends with a letter to the Emperor written by Princess Lovich, who announced to Nicholas the death of his brother Constantine.
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Four-volume edition of the journalist and playwright Sergei Khudekov (1837-1928) "The history of dance." Part 1 (St. Petersburg, 1913), Part 2 (St. Petersburg, 1914), Part 3 (Petrograd, 1915), Part 4 (St. Petersburg, 1918) reflects a picture of development of choreographic art from ancient times to the early twentieth century. The first volume is devoted to the origin and development of dance in China, Egypt, India, Greece, Byzantium and ancient Rome. The second volume tells of the Slavic dances, medieval dances and dance genres of the Renaissance (15th – 17th centuries).
The third volume presents a consistent course of dance art development on the major European stages in the 19th century. The fourth volume tells of the history of dance in Russia. The author managed to collect all the information on the history of dance available in the early 19th century. He used the archives of Paris and Italian operas, treatises of Italian and French choreographers. Khudekov’s edition is richly illustrated by the works of such artists as N. Bodarevsky, D. Izmailovitch, P. Lambin, V. Makovsky, A. Chikin; reproductions from reliefs and antique vases as well as drawings from the collection of Khudekov.
Preparation of new materials will continue.