Illustrated Russian Guide (to Rostov)
Andrei Aleksandrovich Titov (1844-1911) came from a merchant family. An archaeologist, paleographer, and ethnographer, he was the foremost scholar of the history and culture - especially the church culture - of Yaroslavl province. He founded the Rostov Historical Museum. He spearheaded the restoration of the kremlin. He donated thousands of manuscripts to the Imperial Public Library in St. Petersburg. He published over 300 scholarly books and articles. He contributed to the famous Brokhaus & Efron Dictionary. The litany of accomplishments goes on and on.
He matters to our story because he is the author of the illustrated guide of Rostov available for purchase in the kremlin museum for 50 kopeks. Baedeker most likely refers to the Description of Rostov the Great (Opisanie Rostova Velikogo) published in 1891 - a volume that contained two engraved views of the city, as well as a town plan.
