The Presidential Library to present its resources in the Ukrainian Parliament

National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine is interested in enlarging its holdings with the materials and documents on the development of Russian statehood. In this regard, it was proposed to open an electronic reading room of the Presidential Library in the Parliamentary library in Kiev.

As noted the Director General of the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine, Tamara Vylegzhanina, cooperation, exchange of information is important for the institutions of both countries. According to her, presentation of resources of the first national digital library of Russia in the Ukrainian parliament "will contribute to the rapprochement of cultures and peoples of Russia and Ukraine."

Holdings of the Presidential Library amount today to over 260,000 units. They also include the collection "Russia - Ukraine: From the History of Relationship." The collection features essays, archival documents and materials from the time of Kievan Rus' and to the joining of Ukrainian provinces to the Russian Empire.

Providing access to its holdings for the widest range of users while preserving historical documents is an important activity of the Presidential Library. The reading room planned for opening in the Parliament Library will be the second in Ukraine. Earlier, on June 5, 2013, in Kiev, at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine opened another reading room of the Presidential Library.

To date, there are 14 electronic reading rooms of the Presidential Library abroad, including ones in Madrid, Helsinki, London, Rome, Astana. Foreign centers of the Presidential Library are the venue for cultural and educational activities on the subject of Russian history and culture.