Turchinovich I. V. Review of the history of Belarus since ancient times.

Turchinovich I. V. Review of the history of Belarus since ancient times.
St. Petersburg. [V. A. Isakov's Edition.] Printing house of Eduard Prats [see comm.], 1857 XII, 303 p. Without cover, size 19 x 12.5 cm. The cover is missing, the first and last sheet are heavily soiled; the spine is taped with paper, part of the spine is missing; Fox spots; stamps.

["Review ..." by O. V. Turchinovich can rightly be considered the first systematic history of Belarus. The author begins its presentation with a retelling of both completely legendary news and descriptions of Eastern Europe given in the works of ancient historians.

Soon, however, Turchinovich's arguments begin to take on a documentary basis and are filled with references to the works of European researchers. The author introduces a lot of little-known historical facts, written sources, including those lost to the present time.

Having devoted the main part of the book to Belarusian antiquities, Turchinovich somewhat schematically depicts later events, considering them not part of the original Belarusian history, but rather a chronology of the rivalry between Poland, Lithuania and Russia.

"Review ..." ends with a description of the sections of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the annexation of the territory of Belarus to the Russian Empire.

Prats (Prats) Karl-Eduard [25.3(6.4).1805, Petersburg— 1(13).4.1884, in the same place] - owner of the printing house where the magazines "Time" and "Epoch" were printed, publisher, paper manufacturer.

In January 1846, the St. Petersburg collection with "Poor people" was printed at the Prats printing house, and in 1867, it was published in the same year. Pratz he published (with A. F. M. Buzunovym and J. Waldenstrom) "Crime and punishment". 3 letters of Prats to Dostoevsky for 1862 and 1865, which deal with monetary calculations for the publication of the magazines "Time" and "Epoch", have been preserved in IRLI. Dostoevsky's acquaintance with Pratz is evidenced by the fact that the writer issued promissory notes to Pratz. March 24, 1865 Prats addresses a letter to Dostoevsky: "while Transmitting the bill for the 2nd issue of the epoch, I have the honor to inform You that if you can satisfy me in the following, I can continue to print the magazine, but not otherwise: 1) pay within two weeks from today the following money for the 1st and 2nd no. - 597 rubles.; 2) pay in cash, on the eve of the release of the 3rd no., the entire bill for it; if you agree, please notify me in writing", and June 5, 1865. Prats wrote to Dostoevsky: "I Earnestly ask You to deliver to me in a short time a promissory note without a term for the remaining debt for printing the magazine 975 p. 80 K. I will give You my word that I will not trouble You with my demands this year, for I am convinced that you will pay when you can."]