The history of the renting of "Moskovskie vedomosti" by M.N. Katkov and P.M. Leontiev: upgrading the university typography
The period of 1860s is associated not only with the development of press in Russia but also with technological achievements in printing which first were introduced in newspaper typographies. This article coveres the modernization of the technical equipment of the typography of Moscow University with its leasing by private publishers M.N. Katkov and P.M. Leont’ev. The common tendencies of newspaper business development in Russia in its technical aspect and the peculiarities of the breech printing house in private hands are reflected in the article on the archival documents of university typography.