Russian History

The Evolution of Russian Kokoshniki

The kokoshnik was a tall rounded or triangular traditional hat which was worn ceremonially in 19th century Russia, and was…

It has been a while since I posted or worked on a translation. But, after a recent event with the…

Schavinskij’s chaper on medieval Russian ink was so interesting, I decided to read on, and just finished his chapter on…

Having enjoyed myself reading the chapter on ink from Schavinsky’s Notes on the History of Painting Techniques and Paint Technology…

Having recently finished reading a very brief chapter in Schepkin’s Textbook of Russian Paleography on the tools of the medieval…

My first year in grad school for Slavic Languages, one of my classes was on Old Church Slavonic (OCS) or…

Several of the articles I’ve read about medieval Russian clothing and embroidery have discussed the various kinds of fabric which…

I recently finished reading and translating an article by M.A. Saburova on medieval Russian garb. This article, published in 1997,…

I recently came across these videos posted on YouTube by the Museums of the Moscow Kremlin, talking about late-medieval (16th-17th…

One of my favorite medieval Russian manuscripts is the Radziwiłł Chronicle, also known as the Königsberg Chronicle. This book is…