An Overview of Books that Circulated in the Samara Volga Region in the 17th Century
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sat, 02/28/2026 - 17:08During the study of the role of the Cyrillic book in the spread of Christian culture in the Middle Volga region after its annexation to the Russian state in the middle of the 16 th century, book copies significant for the history of the city of Samara and surrounding settlements were identified, created or located in this region during the 17 th century. These are the oldest books related to Samara land. Overwhelmingly, they relate to liturgical literature. Some of them have been the subject of consideration in our individual articles.