2023, Epishkina, A., Zapechnikov, S., Belozubova, A., Епишкина, Анна Васильевна, Белозубова, Анна Игоревна, Запечников, Сергей Владимирович

The article is devoted to the main milestones in the development of encryption techniques and mathematical methods of cryptography in Russia from the period of ancient Russia up to the nowadays. We break down the history of Russian cryptography into several periods and highlight the periods of cryptography development, analyze the most notable achievements and summarize the main results and applications of each period. The review of scientific research and standardization of cryptography in modern Russia is given. The progress of related areas is briefly analyzed: steganography and protection against falsification of documents.