Filotaimiya or calendaristics - collecting and studying pocket calendars. Studies the life and history of people, which is displayed on calendars.
Philotime comes from the Greek words 'philo' and 'time' and literally translates as 'love of time', and phylotimeists often call themselves 'keepers of time', since the history of the development of civilization can be easily traced from pocket calendars.
Philotime is a fairly popular type of collecting, due to the absence of high costs, as well as the ease of collecting and exchange. This type of collecting is traditionally especially popular in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Spain.
The number of calendar collectors in Russia is estimated at 1000. The Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod Clubs of Pocket Calendar Collectors are widely known for their activities.