Presidential Library celebrates three anniversaries of Cosmonautics Day

On April 16, 2025 at 10:00 the Presidential Library will host the annual conference dedicated to Cosmonautics Day.

This year the event will be dedicated to three anniversaries at once: the 70th anniversary of the Baikonur Cosmodrome - the legendary launching pad of mankind to the stars, the 60th anniversary of the first human spacewalk by Alexei Leonov, and the 50th anniversary of the Soyuz-Apollo project - a joint flight of Soviet and American spacecraft during the Cold War.

The event will talk about the development of the space industry in our country, the contribution of Russian astronomers to space exploration and the creator of space television, Peter Bratslavets, whose 100th anniversary is celebrated this year. Employees of the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrument Engineering and the Baltic State Technical University "VOENMEKh" named after D. F. Ustinov will talk about the participation of these universities in the Soviet and Russian space programme. 

As part of the annual conference "Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library" on Senate Square, 3 will be possible to visit a multimedia exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the first manned spacewalk by Alexei Leonov. The plasma panels will display materials from the Presidential Library's collection: a drawing by the founder of modern cosmonautics Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, historical photographs, newspaper and magazine publications, paintings by Alexei Leonov and other artists dedicated to space, etc.

The event will be attended by representatives of the A.F. Mozhaisky Military Space Academy, the D.F. Ustinov Baltic State Technical University VOENMEKH, the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, the Institute of Applied Astronomy, and the Russian Academy of Science and Technology.

The conference will be broadcast on the Presidential Library's portal in the Live Broadcasts section in accordance with the programme of live broadcasts of events, on the institution's Rutube channel, as well as on the pages in the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

The electronic collection Outer Space has been created and is constantly updated on the Presidential Library's portal. It includes theoretical studies, official documents, periodicals, photographs, newsreel fragments, documentary films and video lectures devoted to the history of cosmonautics development.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 10:00 April 15, 2025

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, hudjakova@prlib.ru Alexandra Khudyakova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 167; mob. +7 (981) 788-28-08

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

To avoid the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) it is recommended to use personal protective equipment while in the institution!