Russian History

Decoding References to Items from Novgorod Archeological Digs

Novgorod the Great was founded around 860, and by the 14th century had grown to be one of the largest…

I am currently reading and translating Kondakov’s book about the Gertrude Codex and its set of Orthodox illuminations, a couple…

I am currently reading and translating a book written in 1906 about a fascinating piece of history, the so-called Egbert…

I recently finished reading a chapter from “The History of Russian Art” on the applied arts in Kiev and the…

The 10th century rise of Kiev as a centralized power in Rus’, the official state acceptance of Christianity in 988,…

I was getting ready to read several chapters from the 1953 History of Russian Art, vol. 1, related to Kievan…

My research on Russian quivers for the project I’m working on led me to the article below, about leatherworking in…

I was starting to work on a quiver for my crossbow bolts, and found this book while trying to locate…

I was recently doing some research into medieval archery, and came upon a book by A.F. Medvedev that was completely…

Today, I’d like to present an article I recently finished reading by B.A. Rybakov, about the symbolism on silver cuff…