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1. EAP1017/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1017/1
Title:
Каргопольское собрание
Scope & Content:
The physical collection includes 404 manuscripts of 15th - 20th centuries. This digitised collection contains 150 manuscripts. The manuscripts were collected and brought by librarians of Russian Academy of Sciences Library during several archeorgaphical expeditions. They took place in 1965-68 an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Church Slavic and Russian
Date Range:
15th century-20th century
Extent:
21258 TIFF images

2. EAP1017/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1017/1/10
Title:
Сказание о Мамаевом побоище
Scope & Content:
The Tale of the Rout of Mamai is a detailed description of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1381 between the Mongol army of Golden Horde with a commander Mamai and the army of Grand Prince Dmitrij Ivanovich Donskoj. The Tale says that it was written by the words of a spectator and a participant, but in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Russian
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 18th century
Extent:
87 TIFF images

3. EAP1017/1/57

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1017/1/57
Title:
Житие Александра Ошевенского
Scope & Content:
Saint Alexander was a hegumen of Osheven monastery. He was also called Alexander of Kargopol and his cult was great at the Russian North and in Kargopol region among Old believers. Alexander Oshevensky was a founder of the monastery in the 15th century in the North. His Life was written in 1567 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Russian
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 19th century
Extent:
499 TIFF images

4. EAP1017/1/148

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1017/1/148
Title:
Молитва святому Сисинию от трясовиц
Scope & Content:
A prayer to Saint Sisinius whom some people believed to be able to help a sick man suffered from fever. In Old Russia it was believed that the cause of fever were severe Triasovits who were sisters-daimons according to Slavonic legends. Old believers kept this faith. The prayer was written in th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Church Slavic and Russian
Date Range:
Mid 20th century
Extent:
5 TIFF images

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