The Exhibition - 2019
«Economic knowledge of Russia in the information and educational space of the university and the library»
Joint exhibition project of Unecon and the Presidential Library
About the Exhibition
The unique books of XIX-XX centuries as well as exhibits from the Museum of UNECON are presented here. The exhibition copies belong to the Foundation Rare Book of the UNECON Library and have been included in from private collections of prominent economists and scientis such as Losievskaya V.А., Reikhardt V.V., Varzar V.G., Fridman M.I. and from libraries for employees of the State Bank and the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute.

Exhibition Organizers
Exhibition creators
Rechitc Elena
The author of the project idea
Unecon
Malofeeva Ekaterina
Exhibition Curator, exposition part
Unecon
Alekseev Stanislav
Exhibition Curator, multimedia part
Presidential library
Zilbersher Svetlana
The author of the exhibition content and guide
Unecon
Grigorieva Sofia
Invited expert consultant of the exhibition
Faberge Museum
Nikitina Olga
Director of the library of the Unecon
Maiorov Vladimir
The Director of the Museum of Unecon
Photos of the Excursion
If you had not have the opportunity to visit the exhibition during the Conference, you can do it online, using the photos of exhibits and their description
FROM THE FORMER CABINETIC LIBRARIES OF THE ST. PETERSBURG POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Aleksandr Butovskiy. Experience of national wealth, or About the beginnings of political economy
The first extensive course of political economy in the Russian economic science. For a long time, it became the only textbook in this field.
Отчет государственных кредитных установлений за 1830 год
There are 2 stamps on the front page:
Financial and Statistical-Economic Cabinet of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute.
LIBRARY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE BANK
Aleksandr Gurev.
Sketch of the development of public debt in Russia
Stamp: Library for Employees Bank.
Russia. A complete geographical description of our fatherland: a desk and road book for Russian people
Tom belongs to the first original edition, which is a historical and cultural value. Export of volumes of this edition outside the Russian Federation is prohibited
VERA LOSIEVSKAYA AND HER COLLECTION
Novgorod scribal books in statistical processing.
1. Pogosts and villages of Shelonskaya Pyatina by the letter of 1498-1501.
You can see the facsimile autograph of Losiyevskaya on the title page.
Aleksandr Kaufman. Digest of articles. Community. Relocation. Statistics
The book was donated to Losievskaya by her teacher A. Kaufman. There is an inscription: "To Vera Andreevna Losievskaya as a sign of friendship and gratitude from the author." on the title page.
VIKTOR REINHARDT AND HIS COLLECTION
Aleksandr Miklashevskiy. Money: the experience of studying the basic principles of the economic theory of class schools in connection with the history of the money issue.
The inscription on the title page: «V.Reinhardt 1940».
John Gobson. Distribution economics; Science of Social Progress
The work of the English economist and reformist John Hobson
VASILIY VARZAR AND HIS COLLECTION
Vasiliy Varzar.
Essays on the basics of industrial statistics. Part 1
It was Vasiliy Varzar who was at the forefront of industrial statistics in Russia
Vasiliy Varzar. Statistics of workers' strikes in factories and plants for the three years 1906-1908
The Varzar` works attracted the attention of Vladimir Lenin. According to the statistics of strikes. Lenin published an article "On the statistics of strikes in Russia"
A SCIENTIST FINANCIER MIKHAIL FRIDMAN AND HIS COLLECTION
Russia. Ministry of Justice. Estimated income, expenses and special funds of the Ministry of Justice for the prison part for 1908
There is an inscription: "M.I. Fridman on the cover of the book.
Summary of lectures on financial science, read by prof. Mikhail Fridman in 1909-10: for students of the economic department of Imperial St. Petersburg. Polytechnic Institute of Peter the Great.
Edition 1
WORKPLACE OF THE ECONOMIST-FINANCIER OF THE XIX-XX CENTURIES
1. Arithmometer "Felix" in the box "Felix";
2. Calculator "Leningrad";
3. A set of paper money of the late XIX century in a leather wallet;
4. The book "Cash" I.F. Turygina 1905;
5. Wooden abacus;
6. Set for writing. Includes: glass inkwells, a writing pen, a blotter, a pocket watch, a jar of aspirin, a silver box of matches, a box with a set of feathers for writing;
7. Glasses;
8. Candle on a candlestick;
9. Typewriter "Olympia";
10. Photo Cards XIX centuries;
11. Сase of drawing instruments;
12. Sleeve protectors.
Multimedia block of the exhibition
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All materials have been provided by:
Museum
Library
The content of the tour is based on the book:
"The fate of library collections. From the Fund of rare editions of the library". Collected articles
Edited by O.V. Nikitina.
Publishing house of St. Petersburg state University of Economics 2015
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