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The Hermitage was presented with a decree of Peter I, issued in Riga in German | |
2022-12-31 | |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] On December 30, the State Hermitage Museum in St. George's Hall presented to journalists a priceless gift received from a private collector. It was the decree of Emperor Peter I "On the observance of laws in the state at all levels of government, by all subjects under pain of death." The document in German was printed in Riga on August 20, 1722, after the annexation of the Baltic lands to Russia.
According to the St. Petersburg TV channel, other gifts that the Hermitage received in the outgoing year were also presented today. Among them is a book by Academician Boris Piotrovsky, who also headed the Hermitage, written during the Siege of Leningrad and published in 1944. It is dedicated to the ancient kingdom of Urartu. Also, the museum's funds were replenished with a jug found during excavations in Urartu and arrowheads. | |
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