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Dr. Vasiliy R. Novoselov — Leading Researcher, Curator of the Arms and Armour collection of The Armoury Chamber, The Moscow Kremlin Museums (Moscow, Russia).

All of author's articles

The Origins and Appurtenance of Richly Ornamented Weapons Transferred from the Ministry of Defense of the USSR to the Armoury Chamber in 1955

Revisiting the Russian Weapons from Crucible Steel in the 17th Century (a case study of the former archive of the Armoury Chamber)

An officer’s Fate. Junior Captain A.G.Erkudov’s small sword with an award badge of the Order of St. Anne

The Dagger of the Serasker Agmet Urfe-Valesa, a Relic of Russian Military Glory

Peter the Great’s Travel Sword

Russian Combat Knives of XIV–XVII Centuries: Classification Error and Authentic Artefacts of the Kremlin Armoury Collection

The sabre of Ibrahim Pasha, the Kaffa serasker, as a relic of the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1775)

On ceremonial arms of Russian sovereigns’ pilgrimages in the last quarter of the 17th century