Branch of the Russian language and literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences for the first 50 years of its activity

The collection is devoted to the history of the scientific and organizational activity of the Russian language and literature department, the basis of which was studied by studies that hugged Russian linguistics, domestic literature and history, education in Russia, and all branches of Slavicism. The submitted documents characterize the state policy on the organization of academic science in the field of humanitarian research, reveal the efforts of the department for the consolidation of scientific forces, the preservation of spiritual values ​​and the development of cultural heritage, introduce the publishing activities of the department, its financial situation. The application shows an outline of the department for the first 50 years of its existence, compiled by the academician Ya.K. Grotto, documents on the history of the formation of the personnel of the department, the personal composition of the department for this period and more than 50 illustrations.
The collection is intended for a wide range of specialists in the field of humanitarian knowledge.
compilers: E.Yu. Basargina, O.A. Kirikova