Musicology Annotation << Back «Russian Quartet» in the mirror of the documents of the Russian Musical Society and the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich’s personal diary (1870–1884) Moiseev Grigory A. The relevance of the study and its scientifi c novelty are determined by the fact that in this article for the fi rst time the activities of the «Russian Quartet» were analyzed in detail on the basis of previously unknown archival documents. «Russian Quartet» was one of the St. Petersburg string ensembles of the last quarter of the 19th century, distinguished by the peculiarity of the artistic appearance and repertoire. The emergence of the «Russian Quartet» showed a new situation with a musical education in Russia: the St. Petersburg Conservatory’s young alumni were its participants. The article provides corrected factual knowledge about this ensemble. The names of its real initiators as well as its august patron's name are established. The status of the «Russian Quartet» which was created as a collective under the aegis of the Russian Musical Society has been clarifi ed. This article is showed the concert space (including the Winter and Marble Palaces) where quartet performances were took places. Besides this article are showed quartet’s collaboration with contemporary composers and music organizations (including the Petersburg Society of Quartet Music). Keywords: «Russian Quartet», Imperial Russian Musical Society, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, Romanov’s personal diaries, A.V. Kuznetsov, A.G. Rubinshtein, A.M. Klimchenko, P.I. Tchaikovsky, A.P. Borodin, St. Petersburg Conservatory, St. Petersburg Chamber music society, court music culture. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.09.2018.194 Contacts: E-mail: gmoiseev@yandex.ru Pp. 11-21.