Ivan Snegiryov

[1] He shared the ideals of Official Nationality and belonged to a circle of antiquaries dominated by Nikolai Rumyantsev.

He was one of the first to collect Russian proverbs and describe folk rituals and observances.

[2] Snegiryov's lengthy description of Moscow (1865–73) was feted by Fyodor Buslayev as the best guidebook to the city.

[3] He supervised restoration of the Kremlin buildings and the Romanov Boyar House.

Ivan Snegiryov authored several books on Russian proverbs, idioms, way of life, rituals and holidays:

Portrait by Nikolai Avenirovich Martynov