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  • Fire Devastates Major Russian Library, Threatens Rare Texts

    01/31/2015 9:38:30 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 9 replies
    AP ^ | Jan 31, 2015, 11:57 AM ET
    Yuri Pivovarov, the director of the institute which holds 10 million documents and texts, described the fire as a disaster. He said in remarks on Russian television the extent of the damage was still unclear but the main storage which contained rare medieval Slavic texts didn't seem to be affected.