Known as Gramota No. 200, Onfim's self-portrait includes his Cyrillic alphabet exercises above a drawing of a horse, a sword-like weapon, a defeated enemy and, next to a depiction of himself ...

What it tells us about the past: Around 800 years ago, a 7-year-old boy named Onfim ... Onfim's self-portrait includes his Cyrillic alphabet exercises above a drawing of a horse, a sword-like ...