GeneralissimoFranco

You really shouldn't be patronizing the poor Russkies like that. They're probably like half your user base. :P

Smart man.

At least you were clearly too lazy to be the father.

My understanding is a decently large amount of money has been put towards the preservation of these manuscripts in recent years. What has happened to those funds and why can't you draw on them for your efforts?

I've always been skeptical of crowd funding because I fear it does very little to promote accountability. I read in another comment you posted that you are appealing to crowd funding as it promotes an open process of saving and preserving these manuscripts. Do you think crowd funding will make the safe keeping of these manuscripts occur more quickly than traditional fundraising? What are the benefits and downfalls of taking money from traditional sources (corporations and larger nonprofits) to assist in your efforts?