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Picture of the first printing plant in Moscow
as it appeared in the 17th century. In 1553 by ukase of Tsar Ivan IV the first
Russian printing plant was established. There in 1564 the kremlin clerk of the
Nikoli Gostunski church, Ivan Feodorov, printed the first dated (known) Russian
book, "Apostol". A very important event as the chroniclers now could
reprint older works as well as print the works of such monks as Logofet. The
original plant has not survived, but a new building of 1679 that was restored
in the 2nd half of the 19th century has. The upper part of the facade has metal
plates that give the history of printing in Russia. The lower part has
sundials, which are rare in Moscow now.
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