Yuri M. Lotman. History and Typology of Russian Culture / Compiled by L. N. Kiseleva, M. Yu. Lotman. — St. Petersburg: “Art-SPB,” 2002. — 768 pages. — Format 70x100/16. Print run 5000 copies. — ISBN 5-210-01527-0. This volume of Yuri M. Lotman's works encompasses all of his significant studies in the field of Russian cultural history. Among these are foundational texts for contemporary humanities scholars, including "Towards a Semiotic Typology of 18th Century Russian Culture" and "The Role of Dual Models in the Dynamics of Russian Culture." The collection also features posthumous publications, such as "The Legacy of Bakhtin and Current Issues in Semiotics" and "Between Freedom and Will: The Fate of Fedya Protasov." Lotman examines culture as a means of storing and transmitting social information, employing semiotic methods to analyze its realities. This book is intended for historians, philologists, and art historians, and it will also be valuable for literature teachers, high school students, and university students alike.