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Mikhail Glinka in the memoirs of his contemporaries
On June 1st, 2024, the 220th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka will be celebrated. He is the creator of the Russian National Opera and the founder of the Russian school of art music. The Presidential Library has posted a collection of digital copies of books, brochures, archival documents, and visual materials related to Glinka on Library's portal.
Films and video lectures on the Presidential Library's portal tell about the past and present of Russia
What did children read in the 19th century, and what does Pushkin's famous "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" really say? Who taught the future Emperor Peter the Great, and how? What mystery do the memoirs of Alexei Brusilov hide? What events take place in the Grand Kremlin Palace, and how does the three-tiered reception system of the President of the Russian Federation function? These and other questions will be answered in films, video lectures, and webinars available on the Presidential Library portal from June 1st to June 15th.
The new collection of the Presidential Library tells about St. Petersburg State University
The Presidential Library's portal presents a new digital collection St. Petersburg State University, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the founding of the oldest operating higher education institution in Russia and one of the country's leading research centers.
Patron Saint of St. Petersburg: Presidential Library tells about Alexander Nevsky
In May 1221 (according to the old historiographical tradition – May 30, 1220), in the family of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and Princess Feodosia, daughter of Prince Mstislav Udatny, a son Alexander, the Novgorod (1236-1251) and Vladimir (since 1252) Grand Duke was born.
Alexey Leonov: "We are all children of the Earth." Presidential Library marks the cosmonaut's birthday
May 30, 2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, a legendary figure who took the first steps into outer space and became a twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Presidential Library's video lecture dedicated to the legendary "Liberia of Ivan the Terrible"
On May 30, 2024, at the Presidential Library, Oleg Ulyanov, a Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor and Academician of both the Russian Academy of Arts and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, delivered a video lecture titled "Knowledge of Russia" that focused on the Ivan the Terrible's library.
Delegation of the Supreme Federal Court of the Republic of Iraq learned about activities of the Presidential Library
On May 28th, 2024, a delegation from the Supreme Federal Court of the Republic of Iraq visited the Presidential Library. They were welcomed by Yuri Nosov, the Director General of the institution.
Preservation of historical memory of Defence and Siege of Leningrad discussed at the Presidential Library
On May 28th, 2024, the Presidential Library held a roundtable discussion titled "Memory of Generations: Preserving the Historical Memory of the Defence and Siege of Leningrad".
The collection Defence and Siege of Leningrad enriched with new historical documents
At the day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the siege, Zhdanov wrote a letter to Stalin, and Alexander Fadeev, the writer, came to the besieged city twice. The workers of the accordion factory did various things during the Siege, and Mikhail Dudin, a front-line soldier and poet, was taught by someone.
Exhibition dedicated to 80th anniversary of complete liberation of Leningrad from Nazi Siege opened in Presidential Library of Administrative Directorate of President of Russian Federation
On May 27th, the day of the founding of St. Petersburg and the anniversary of the Russian Library, as well as the 15th birthday of the Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation, an exhibition called "Memory of Generations: The 80th Anniversary of the Relief of the Nazi Siege of Leningrad" was opened.