About the book: 1961 / Cathedral Code of 1649 - a set of laws of the Russian state, a monument of Russian law of the 17th century, the first legal act in Russian history, covering all applicable legal norms. The Council Code was adopted at the Zemsky Sobor in 1649 and was in force until 1832, when, as part of the work to codify the laws of the Russian Empire, carried out under the leadership of M. M. Speransky, the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire was developed. The Council Code consists of 25 chapters regulating various areas of life. The authors of the text of the Council Code are: Prince S.V. Prozorov, okolnichy prince F.F. Volkonsky, clerks Gavrila Leontyev and Fyodor Griboyedov.