Historical and cultural contexts of the origin of book culture in Samara (to the 390th anniversary of the Samara manuscript)

The article is devoted to the circumstances of the creation in Samara in 1628-1629 of the most interesting literary monument: the illuminated manuscript collection including the lists of «The Story of Barlaam and Joasaph» and «The Life of Niphont of Constance». In the millennial manuscript tradition of these works of Church writing, the Samara lists represent unique examples. The appearance of the manuscript was connected with the events of the end of the Time of Troubles in Russia: the implementation of the Deulin armistice of 1618, as well as with the court conflicts of the first years of the reign of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, with the boyars of Saltykov. The creation of the Samara manuscript marked the birth of book culture in Samara - an event that is now 390 years old.