Interesting facts about Ivan Fedorov Is a great opportunity to learn more about the history of typography. He is the founder of a printing house in the Russian Voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Many consider him to be the first Russian book printer.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Ivan Fedorov.
- Ivan Fyodorov, who lived in the 16th century, is the first publisher of a precisely dated printed book in Russia called "Apostle". By tradition, he is often called the "first Russian book printer".
- Since at that period of history in the East Slavic lands the surnames had not yet been established, Ivan Fedorov signed his works in different ways. He often published them under the name - Ivan Fedorovich Moskvitin.
- Printing in Russia (see interesting facts about Russia) began during the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. By his order, European craftsmen of this business were invited. Therefore, it is generally accepted that Ivan Fedorov worked in the first printing house as an apprentice.
- We do not know anything about Fedorov's personal life and family, except that he was born in the Moscow principality.
- It took Ivan Fedorovich about 11 months to print the first book, The Apostle.
- It is curious that before the "Apostle", books by the same European craftsmen had already been printed in Russia, but none of them has either the date of printing or information about the author.
- An interesting fact is that thanks to the efforts of Ivan Fedorov, the first complete Bible in Church Slavonic was published.
- Fedorov had a very difficult relationship with representatives of the clergy, who opposed the printing business. Obviously, the clergy were afraid of lower prices for literature, and also did not want to deprive the monks-scribes of their earnings.
- Ivan Fedorov himself wrote that Ivan the Terrible treated him well, but due to constant attacks from the bosses, he was forced to leave Moscow and move to the territory of the Commonwealth, and then to Lvov.
- Fedorov was a very gifted person who knew a lot not only about printing, but also in other areas. An interesting fact is that he was noted as a talented manufacturer of artillery weapons and the inventor of the first multi-barrel mortar in history.
- Did you know that the exact image of Ivan Fedorov is unknown? Moreover, there is not even a single verbal portrait of a book printer.
- 5 streets in Russia and Ukraine are named after Ivan Fedorov.
