A few years before Tischendorf returned to Russia, The Imperial Library received a proposal so unbelievable that it drew the czar’s interest and brought scholars to Russia from all over Europe. They could hardly believe their eyes. Before them was an enormous collection of manuscripts and other material.
Dažus gadus pirms Tišendorfa atgriešanās Krievijā Imperatora bibliotēka saņēma tik neticamu piedāvājumu, ka tas piesaistīja cara uzmanību un lika doties uz Krieviju zinātniekiem no visas Eiropas.