"In 1868, the Russian Ambassador to the Forte Ignat’ev, who did not mince words, alluded to Tischendorf’s proposed scheme and said that the “misunderstandings” connected with the Sinaiticus were created by “a German who had wanted to take another joyride to Sinai and Athos at the Government’s expense and under the Russian flag.” (45)
(45) Ignut’ev to Archimandrite Antonin, June 30, 1868, (as in note 6 supra), p. 27.
in Dmitrievskij, Graf Ignat’ev... p. 68[/QUOTE] Antonin Kapustin
