The article briefly describes the history of Old Russian writing in the context of the development of European type culture. The article analyzes the influence of material, technology, features of type design and the level of socio-economic development on the evolution of Cyrillic writing. There is an overview of the development of styles of handwritten writing in Russia from the XI-XVIII centuries till the reform of Peter I. The problem of coexistence and mutual influence of different types of arts within the same style is touched upon on the example of architecture, literature and book graphics. The conclusion is made about the influence of calligraphy on the formation of aesthetic taste, on the ability to solve educational and upbringing tasks, its role, as an ethno-cultural marker.
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