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Vintage 1987 Soviet Illustrated Monograph: "Monuments of the History of Russia"

For architectural historians, cartography collectors, and scholars of Russian cultural heritage, this 1987 original Soviet hardcover volume is a richly illustrated reference. Published in Moscow by Sovetskaya Rossiya (Издательство «Советская Россия») and prepared by the Institute of History of the USSR (Academy of Sciences) alongside the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR, Monuments of the History of Russia (Памятники истории России) was compiled by historians V. L. Egorov and L. V. Maksakova.

Featuring the 16th-century Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye on the front cover, this 152-page monograph presents the architectural, martial, and cultural heritage of Russia from the Middle Ages through the 20th century.

Moscow Kremlin Maps, Medieval Fortresses & Siberian Heritage

This volume surveys major landmarks across several historical periods:

• Medieval Russian Architecture & Defensive Forts: Explores the limestone and brick fortresses of Pskov, Izborsk, and the Kolomenskoye architectural reserve.

• Historic Kremlin Plans & Cartography: Features reproductions of 17th-century plans, including the famous 1600s Kremlenagrad map («Кремленаград»), bird's-eye architectural layouts («Сердце России»), and engineering details of Kremlin towers and river walls.

• Regional Wooden Architecture: Highlights vernacular wooden carving traditions across the Urals and Siberia, such as the 19th-century carved wooden merchant house in Tyumen used as Vasily Blyukher's headquarters in 1919.

• Memorial Sites & Battlefields: Coverage of historical milestones from Kulikovo Pole and Borodino to revolutionary and WWII memorial complexes.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Памятники истории России (Monuments of the History of Russia)

• Compilers: Vadim Leonidovich Egorov (В. Л. Егоров) & Lidiya Vladimirovna Maksakova (Л. В. Максакова)

• Book Designer: G. I. Metchenko (Г. И. Метченко)

• Publisher: "Sovetskaya Rossiya" Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1987 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's illustrated laminated hardcover

• Print Run / Circulation: 50,000 copies (Тираж 50000)

• Page Count: 152 pages, illustrated

• Classification: Russian Architectural History / Soviet Heritage Guides / Historic Cartography

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Original illustrated hardcover boards are clean, flat, and rigid with minimal shelf rubbing at extremities.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Map Quality: Interior text pages, architectural drawings, and historic map plates are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of late-1980s Soviet paper stocks. Free from marginal notation, underlining, library stamps, or owner signatures.

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