Rare! The original edition of the XIX century is a valuable source on the history, geography and ethnography of Ukraine. "Works of the Commission, the highest established at the Imperial University of St. Vladimir to describe the governorates of the Kiev educational district" is a multi-volume publication, published in the middle of the XIX century (1851-1855), devoted to a comprehensive description of the Podolsk, Volyn, Kiev, Chernihiv and Poltava governorates. The second volume, published in 1853, includes a variety of materials, such as reports on the activities of the commission, geological surveys and statistical data. Description of book This rare historical work was prepared by a specially created commission at the Imperial University of St. Vladimir. The publication is one of the most comprehensive scientific collections of the XIX century, dedicated to the description of the Kiev, Volyn, Podolsk, Poltava and Chernihiv provinces. The book contains unique data: Geographical, statistical and historical studies of regions Descriptions of cities, villages, land holdings and farms Ethnographic information about the life and life of the population Works of leading historians, geographers and archaeologists of the time Illustrations, maps and diagrams (in some editions) This publication is of particular interest to historians, local historians, collectors of rare books, as well as all those who are engaged in the study of the past of Ukraine.