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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1858</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>THE STATE EMBLEM OF THE RUSSIAN MEDIEVAL SPHRAGISTICS FOR EXAMPLE PRINT 1497</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>THE STATE EMBLEM OF THE RUSSIAN MEDIEVAL SPHRAGISTICS FOR EXAMPLE PRINT 1497</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Zakutnov</surname><given-names>Oleg I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zakutnov</surname><given-names>Oleg I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>zakutnov-oleg@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3038" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff3038"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" /><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-01-30"><day>30</day><month>01</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><issue>4</issue><fpage>9</fpage><lpage>15</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2019/issue/4/article/1858">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2019/issue/4/article/1858</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/4(61)/9-15.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/4(61)/9-15.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>This article discusses the different points of view of domestic and foreign researchers about the reasons for the appearance of the first state emblems on the reddish seal attached to the СЃharter of 1497. The horseman striking a dragon with a spear on the front side and the double-headed eagle on the back side. Lists and discusses the foreign and domestic causes of the use of these emblems on the seal of 1497. Analyzes the explanation of the symbolism of these emblems in domestic and foreign literature.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article discusses the different points of view of domestic and foreign researchers about the reasons for the appearance of the first state emblems on the reddish seal attached to the СЃharter of 1497. The horseman striking a dragon with a spear on the front side and the double-headed eagle on the back side. Lists and discusses the foreign and domestic causes of the use of these emblems on the seal of 1497. Analyzes the explanation of the symbolism of these emblems in domestic and foreign literature.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>красновосковая печать 1497 г</kwd><kwd>герб</kwd><kwd>государственный герб</kwd><kwd>всадник поражающий копьём дракона</kwd><kwd>двуглавый орел</kwd><kwd>символ</kwd><kwd>эмблема</kwd><kwd>red wax seal of 1497</kwd><kwd>coat of arms</kwd><kwd>state emblem</kwd><kwd>horseman striking a dragon with a spear</kwd><kwd>double-headed eagle</kwd><kwd>symbol</kwd><kwd>emblem</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>красновосковая печать 1497 г</kwd><kwd>герб</kwd><kwd>государственный герб</kwd><kwd>всадник поражающий копьём дракона</kwd><kwd>двуглавый орел</kwd><kwd>символ</kwd><kwd>эмблема</kwd><kwd>red wax seal of 1497</kwd><kwd>coat of arms</kwd><kwd>state emblem</kwd><kwd>horseman striking a dragon with a spear</kwd><kwd>double-headed eagle</kwd><kwd>symbol</kwd><kwd>emblem</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>