The ''Russian Biographical Dictionary'' (''RBD''; ) is a
Russian-language biographical dictionary
A biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in ''Who's Who'', or deceased people o ...
published by the
Imperial Russian Historical Society and edited by a collective with
Alexander Polovtsov as the
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
. The dictionary was published in 25 volumes from 1896 to 1918 and considered one of the most comprehensive Russian biographical sources for the 19th and early 20th century period.
[Article 1256 of part four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of 18 December 2006 ]
Notes
References
External links
*
Online version*
Alphabetical index of names of Russian figures for the "Russian Biographical Dictionary" on the Runiverse website
{{Authority control
Russian biographical dictionaries
1896 non-fiction books
Reference works in the public domain