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Aleksey Shakhmatov
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Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov was a Russian philologist and historian credited with laying the foundations for the science of textology. Shakhmatov held the title of Doctor of Russian language and
Shahmatov Aleksey Aleksandrovich
Shahmatov Aleksey Aleksandrovich
Shakhmatov's grave in Volkovo Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Shakhmatov's grave in Volkovo Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Reforms of Russian orthography
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Russian orthography has been reformed officially and unofficially by changing the Russian alphabet and spelling rules over the course of the history of the Russian language. Several important reforms
Aleksey Shakhmatov
…Commission for the Study of the Tribal Composition of the Population of the Borderlands of Russia set up in February 1917. He also helped prepare sweeping reforms of Russian orthography, which were implemented by the Bolsheviks in 1918; this orthography has largely remained unchanged into the 21st century. Shakhmatov refused to leave…
In early Russian typewriters like this one, there was no key for the digit 1, so the dotted І was used instead. Following the Russian alphabet reform
In early Russian typewriters like this one, there was no key for the digit 1, so the dotted І was used instead. Following the Russian alphabet reform of 1918, a 1 key was added.
A blackboard with handwritten pre-revolutionary Russian
A blackboard with handwritten pre-revolutionary Russian
An old typewriter with the 'banned letters' removed
An old typewriter with the 'banned letters' removed
Early Soviet documents frequently mixed pre- and post-Revolution spelling
Early Soviet documents frequently mixed pre- and post-Revolution spelling