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New book
Publication «Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin). Diary. Years 1851-1855» prepared by L.A. Gerd and K.A. Vach has been issued by the publishing house “Indrik”. This published diary covers the first years of Antonin’s service in Athens and reflects such events as restoration of the Russian Holy Trinity church, Crimean War and foreign occupation of Athens, the author’s…
Scientific seminar “Russia in the Modern Era (the 18th – the beginning of the 20th cc.): the state and the society”
On November 30, 2020, at 17.00 the session of the scientific seminar “Russia in the Modern Era (the 18th – the beginning of the 20th cc.): the state and the society” took place. Senior researcher Cand. Sc in History M.E. Proskuriakova delivered a report “Bolezni i organizatsiya lecheniya voennosluzhashchikh Vyborgskogo garnizona v 1710–1740 gg.” [“The Illnesses…
800th anniversary of Alexander Nevsky
All-Russian Museum and Historical Project “Alexander Nevsky: The Great Northern Route”. To the 800th anniversary of the statesman, commander and saint. Prince Alexander Nevsky, an outstanding commander, political and statesman of Russia in the 13th century, played a big role in the history of Russia, not only in the era when he lived. In…
Laureate of the Yaroslav the Wise medal
Leading researcher, D.Sc. in History Boris Nikolaevich Kovalev was granted Yaroslav the Wise medal of the First Class (the highest distinction of Novgorod State University). The ceremony took place at the “Antonovo” concert hall. Friends and colleagues cordially congratulate Boris Nikolaevich with the award.

“Autograph of History” – to the 800th anniversary of Alfonso X the Wise, of Castile
The Archive of Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the RAS keeps the only medieval document in Russia associated with the name of Alfonso X the Wise, the Castilian king, who decided the fate of a distant village in the Bay of Biscay. Daria Omelchenko, a researcher of the Archive, tells about the copy of…
New book
“Dmitrii Bulanin” publishing house has issued a new publication “Jurnaly Komiteta Zapadnyh Gubernii”, tom 1:1831-1835 gg. (“The Journals of the Committee of the Western Provinces”. Vol. 1: 1831-1835). It was prepared and composed by T.V. Andreeva, I.N. Vibe, B.P. Milovidov, D.N. Shilov. The Journals of the Committee of the Western Provinces (1831-1835) are highly important historical source on the…