Vneshniaia Politika Rossii XIX I Nachala XX Veka

a collection of documents of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published in Moscow since 1960. The commission for the Publication of Diplomatic Documents under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR prepares the materials for publication. The editor in chief is A. L. Narochnitskii. Documents of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs form the basis of the publication, but it also includes documents from other Russian archives. The collection is subdivided into six series: (1) 1801-15, (2) 1815-30, (3) 1830-56, (4) 1856-78, (5) 1878-95, and (6) 1895-1917. Publication of the first series, consisting of seven volumes, was corn-completed in 1970. The volumes have been provided with indexes and commentaries.