The Secrets of Yaryna's Book

The history of the wanderings of Slavic runic libraries — the «liberias» of Anna Yaroslavna and Ivan the Terrible (from which «Yaryna's book» originated) — is the subject of investigation in this publication.

Here, their role in the political and cultural life of Europe and Russia is discussed.

It also tells about the unique «antiquarian» Alexander Ivanovich Sulakadzev (1771–1829), not only the keeper of those runic manuscripts but also a theatrical figure, writer, and moreover, a traveler, polar explorer, and aeronaut of the early 19th century. 

An appendage provides the film story «Mr. Titular Counselor» in five episodes, narrating Sulakadzev's journey of how he found «Yaryna's book» and about his «Museum».