Runivers
Encyclopedia
Runivers is a site devoted to Russian culture
and history
. Runivers targets Russian speaking readers
and those interested in Russian culture and history.
Runivers is an online
library aimed to provide free access to authentic documents, books and texts related to Russian history, which were previously kept in major libraries and state archives. This project is not-profit.
The main body of the collection consists of facsimile
copies of books and journals
published before 1917 as well as archive photos and documents on the history and culture of Russia
.
The digitalizing is supported by Transneft
.
copies of original materials) mostly about Russian history. Also Runivers provides access to encyclopedia
s, document collections and photos. Many of the publications were not available for general public
or were forbidden in Soviet Union
(e.g. works of Russian philosophers).
The site includes a calendar
with daily updates related to memorable events and people.
of the photographer. The captions give information about the picture, objects on it and a place where it was taken.
There are galleries of:
Russian culture
Russian culture is associated with the country of Russia and, sometimes, specifically with ethnic Russians. It has a rich history and can boast a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts, especially when it comes to literature and philosophy, classical music and ballet, architecture...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
. Runivers targets Russian speaking readers
Russophone
A Russophone is literally a speaker of the Russian language either natively or by preference. At the same time the term is used in a more specialized meaning to describe the category of people whose cultural background is associated with Russian language regardless of ethnic and territorial...
and those interested in Russian culture and history.
Runivers is an online
ONLINE
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library aimed to provide free access to authentic documents, books and texts related to Russian history, which were previously kept in major libraries and state archives. This project is not-profit.
The main body of the collection consists of facsimile
Facsimile
A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in terms of scale,...
copies of books and journals
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published before 1917 as well as archive photos and documents on the history and culture of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The digitalizing is supported by Transneft
Transneft
Transneft is a Russian state-owned business responsible for the national oil pipelines. It was founded in 1993 and owns the largest oil pipeline system in the world, with a total network length of almost...
.
Books and publications
As of August 2010, Runivers claimed to contain over 1,500 books (high quality facsimileFacsimile
A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in terms of scale,...
copies of original materials) mostly about Russian history. Also Runivers provides access to encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
s, document collections and photos. Many of the publications were not available for general public
Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...
or were forbidden in Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(e.g. works of Russian philosophers).
The site includes a calendar
Calendar
A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a calendar are usually, though not...
with daily updates related to memorable events and people.
Photo collection
Runivers offers a collection of photographs taken by distinguished Russian photographers at the turn of the 20th century. Each photo gallery is accompanied by the biographyBiography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of the photographer. The captions give information about the picture, objects on it and a place where it was taken.
There are galleries of:
- Dmitriev, Maksim Petrovich
- Den'er, Andrey Ivanovich
- Levitsky, Sergei LvovichSergei Lvovich LevitskyCount Sergei Lvovich Levitsky , is considered one of the patriarchs of Russian photography and one of Europe's most important early photographic pioneers, inventors and innovators.- Early life :...
- Karl Karlovich BullaKarl BullaCarl Oswald Bulla or Karl Karlovich Bulla was a prominent Russian photographer, often referred as the "father of photo-reporting in Russia".-Biography:...
- Barschevskiy, Ivan Fedorovich
- Karelin, Andrey Osipovich
- Karrik, Vasiliy Andreevich
- Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey Mikhaylovich
Other parts
- Complete collection of laws of Russian Empire
- Complete collection of military encyclopedias
- Many other dictionaries and encyclopedias
- Periodical. Journal "Questions of philosophy and psychology" was not available for general public in Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Archival documents collected by Russian Academy of Sciences and the Archeographic Commission
- Collection of books on military and marine history of Russia
- There are more than 3200 historical documents presented in the Runivers covering the following topics:
- Katyn Massacre
- Crimea: history as a part of Russian Empire
- Sevastopol and Russian Navy
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
- Kuril Islands: history of question
- East Prussia: history and way to Russia
- Biographies and main works of Russian philosophers as well as their books, manuscript, letters, diaries.