Research and archive
Work timeline
Completed
- The main materials were systematised
The sources were brought together in one research record.
In progress
- Source review continues
The evidence is being compared across sources and historical context.
Completed
- A supply map with 24 verified locations was published, with hypotheses marked separately. Archival evidence linked research into Zalino to the estate of E. I. Zhukova and M. I. Pleskovskaya.
- The conditions for obtaining historical plans were clarified: the archive cannot scan oversized sheets with its equipment; these copies have not been received.
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- Evidence map of the supply system published
The supply map shows 24 documented points, with research hypotheses kept separate from established facts.
- A new layer of Zalino’s estate history was identified
Archival materials connected further research into Zelino Park with the documented estate of E. I. Zhukova and M. I. Pleskovskaya; a historical and cartographic study of the estate landscape is being developed.
- Conditions for obtaining historic plans were clarified
The archive reported that its equipment cannot scan the oversized plans; copies of these plans have not yet been received.
In progress
- An archival file is undergoing conservation
The archive reports that conservation of the file requested for estate research is estimated to take one and a half months; its availability date has not been confirmed.
Completed
- Archival documents were described, with images, partial transcriptions, search and file pages prepared. Titles and descriptions were checked against catalogues; full-text verification continues.
- Priority lists for RGIA and other archives were expanded, with extents, tariff estimates and budgets checked. Unconfirmed surcharges were separated from the base price.
- The director personally paid for three GATO orders; a fourth was not purchased. The construction file was received in full, so its technical sheets need no repeat order. Three people had previously supported the project.
- Genealogical photographs and a working transcription were confirmed. Photographs of the Zhuravets from 2025–2026 were received; research into the river, water sources and wells was scoped. Fieldwork is not yet agreed, and the photographs do not establish measurements.
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- Personal payments for archive copies clarified
The director clarified that he personally paid for three GATO orders; the fourth was not purchased and awaits payment.
- The number of project supporters was confirmed
The project lead confirmed that 3 people previously supported the project.
- Priority archive register updated
Files on the factory’s establishment, land transfer and management have been prioritised, with their relationships and research objectives recorded.
- Archival materials described as individual documents
Correspondence, acts, registers and plans have individual descriptions linked to their source images; full-text review continues.
- An archival document catalogue was prepared
Search, filters and individual document pages with scans, metadata and partial transcriptions were prepared.
- The waterscape research task has been defined
A task has been defined to study the river, water sources and historic wells; no programme of field research has yet been agreed.
- Photographs of the Zhuravets received
The photographer supplied images of the river from 2025–2026 to document the landscape; they do not establish that field measurements took place.
- Genealogical material was clarified
Photographs and a working transcription of genealogical sources are confirmed to be held in the research archive.
- Received archival images were prepared
Received material was separated into individual documents; images were prepared with source mappings and partial transcriptions.
- A new presentation of archival sources was prepared
Titles and fragment boundaries were clarified, available readings were expanded, and pages with scans and a catalogue with copying prices were prepared.
- The archive copying queue was updated
RGIA file priorities were updated; preliminary copying estimates and clear support information were prepared where the extent is known.
- The copying register now covers more archives
Priorities and extents were updated across archives, with conditional estimates at confirmed tariffs and clear qualifications where prices still need confirmation.
- New archival material cards were prepared
File and document pages now have scan galleries and concise copy and support information, with transcriptions below the card.
- The acquired copy scope was clarified
The factory construction file is recorded as fully acquired; its technical sheets do not require an additional order.
- Archival material titles and descriptions were clarified
Titles and descriptions were checked against accessible archive catalogues and research sources.
- Archive copying prices reviewed
Tariff estimates and budgets were checked against archive calculations; unconfirmed surcharges are shown separately from the base cost.
In progress
- The journal’s 1891 issues are being prepared
All 24 issues from 1890 are published with modern-spelling reading, historical transcription and scans; the 1891 issues are being checked for publication one by one.
- Modern readings of documents are being prepared
Preparation of modern-spelling texts has begun, with checks against scans, independent editorial review and formatting review.
Planned
- Prepare the priority archive order
Agree the copy scope of priority files with the archive and confirm the next order’s cost before budget approval.