On March 1, 1564 in Moscow was published the first dated Russian book" Apostle" ("Acts") — masterpiece of the art of printing. This event is considered to be the date of commencement of book printing in Russia.



" the Apostle" was printed by Ivan Fedorov and Petr Mstislavets in the first state printing house, arranged with the blessing of Metropolitan Macarius in 1553, in the chambers on Nikolskaya street.
afterword to" Apostle" we know that the printing work was carried...