Program

Research Programs: Translations

Period of Performance

6/1/1982 - 6/30/1983

Funding Totals

$50,000.00 (approved)
$50,000.00 (awarded)


The Russian Law Code (ULOZHENIE) of 1649: An Annotated Translation

FAIN: RL-20339-82

Richard Hellie
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar (Chicago, IL 60637-1587)

To support translation of and extensive commentary on the Russian Law Code (ULOZHENIE) of 1649, a central document for the study of Russian social, institutional and legal history. The Code constitutes the single most important guide to the complex hierarchy of the Muscovite state.