Russian Book Business of the 19th — Early 20th Century on 23rd Pavlenkov Readings

Abstract

The review of the All-Russian scientifi c conference “23rd Pavlenkov Readings. Book business in Russia in the 19th — early 20th century”, held in the Russian National Library on 17—19 October 2023, presents the reports delivered at the plenary session and four sections: “Ivan Sergeevich Aksakov (1823—1886) — publisher, publicist, poet: to the 200th anniversary of his birth”, “History of publishing”, “History of book collections” and “History of censorship”. The participants of the readings were researchers from St Petersburg, Moscow, Moscow region, Nizhny Novgorod, Orel, Samara, Khabarovsk. The speakers represented various scientifi c institutions: libraries, universities, museums. Among them there were both experienced book historians and novice researchers who touched upon various aspects of the history of the book in their reports.