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The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire (Russian:Свод законов Российской империи; pre-1917 orthographic reforms:Сводъ законовъ Россійской имперіи) was the code ofpenal andcivil law in theRussian Empire starting on January 1, 1835.
It was based on the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire (Полное собрание законов Российской империи; pre-1917:Полное собраніе законовъ Россійской имперіи), which is composed of 46 volumes.