Books from the Private Library of the Priest Ioann Kirikov (1720–1770) in the Collection of the Kolyvan-Voskresensk Mining Plants

The purpose of the study is to characterize books from the priest Ioann Kirikov’s private library as a part of the KolyvanVoskresensk mining plants’ book collection, reconstruct the history of their existence and analyze Father Ioann’s approaches to collecting his library. The article examines printed and handwritten documents of the second half of the 18th century, which belonged to the priest Ioann Kirikov (1720–1770) and included in the book collection of the Kolyvan-Voskresensk mining plants. The most extensive part of this collection is located now in the Department of Valuable and Rare Books of the Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library. While the biography and pastoral ministry of Father Ioann Kirikov are studied in sufficient detail, his private library and, consequently, his reader’s interests up today remained outside the field of view of researchers. The article provides detailed descriptions of printed and handwritten documents, analyzes ownership records and other identifying features. The authors pay special attention to handwritten documents introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. Their composition, history of creation and other features are analyzed. Most of the documents are texts created during the era of Peter the Great, which did not lose their popularity in subsequent years. The study significantly complements the history of book distribution and reading, as well as the history of private librariesin the Russian Empire in the XVIII–XIX centuries.