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Encyclopedia > Ivan Fedorov (printer)
The first monument to Fedorov was opened in Moscow in 1909.

Ivan Fedorov (Fyodorov) (Ива́н Фё́доров) was the founder of book printing in Russia and Ukraine. He was also known as master of cannon making and inventor of multi-barrel mortar. A 1933 Soviet stamp representing Ivan Fedorov monument in Moscow, opened in 1909. ... A 1933 Soviet stamp representing Ivan Fedorov monument in Moscow, opened in 1909. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The folder of newspaper web offset printing press Printing is an industrial process for reproducing copies of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... The barrel of a firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... Soldier Firing the M224 60mm Mortar. ...


Together with Pyotr Mstislavets, he printed in Moscow the first Russian dated printed book Apostol on March 1, 1564. Later he worked in Belarus and Ukraine. In 1580-81 he printed the first complete Slavic Bible. It is known as Ostrozhskaya Bibliya, because it was printed on the premises of the estate of kniaz Konstantin Ostrozhsky at Ostrog, Ukraine. He died in Lvov on December 14, 1583 and is buried there. The monuments to him in Lvov were annihilated by the Ukrainian nationalists in 1997. Pyotr Timofeyevich Mstislavets (Timofeyev) (Пётр Тимофеевич Мстиславец (Тимофеев) in Russian) (? - ?) was a Russian printer and Ivan Fedorovs associate. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 - Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 - The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish found a colony... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ... The Bible (From Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material), is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ... Kniaz’ or knyaz (князь in Russian and Ukrainian; cneaz in Romanian fem. ... For article about other Konstanty Ostrogoski, see Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (1526-1608) Noble Family Ostrogski Coat of Arms Ostrogski Parents  ? Consorts Aleksandra Słucka Children with Aleksandra Słucka Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski Date of Birth Abt. ... Lviv ( Львів in Ukrainian; Львов, Lvov in Russian; Lwów in Polish; Leopolis in Latin; Lemberg in German—see also cities alternative names) is a city in western Ukraine with 830,000 inhabitants (an additional 200,000 commute daily from suburbs). ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events August 5 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes first English colony in North America, at what is now St Johns, Newfoundland. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External link

  • One of Fedorov's books (http://www.nlr.ru:8101/e-res/psaltyr/)


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