The Book Heritage of the Scriptoriums in Kazan and Sviyazhsk of the XVII Century
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The political and cultural integration of the vast Kazan region, annexed to the Moscow state in the middle of the XVI century, led to the formation of the Russian regional cultural environment and the organization of the Orthodox mission. The important factor in these processes was the distribution of Cyrillic handwritten and printed books. Kazan and Sviyazhsk became the centers of Russian book culture in the annexed lands, where monasteries and temples with rich libraries had already existed since the second half of the XVI century.