"Picturesque Karamzin, or Russian history in paintings" - an edition issued in 1836-1844 by Andrei Prevost, is a kind of arrangement of "History of the Russian State" by N. Karamzin. The publication is addressed to a wide range of readers, therefore, according to the publisher's plan, the basis of the books is a collection of lithographs, which depict key moments of Russian history. The book consists of 3 parts: Ch. 1. From Rurik to the invasion of the Tatars (860-1238) Ch. 2. From the conquest of Russia by the Tatars to the accession to the ring of the blessed house of the Romanovs (1238-1612) Ch. 3. From the vocation to the kingdom of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov to the accession to the throne of Emperor Nicholas I (1611-1825)