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Unknown Chernyshevsky in the Presidential Library collection
In honor of the 185th anniversary of Nikolai Chernyshevsky, who was born July 24, 1828, the Presidential Library presents rare books that reveal new, "unconventional" sides of the personality of the known publicist and public figure of the 19th century.
Russian saints in unique materials of the Presidential Library
New rare books about Russian saints joined the electronic holdings of the Presidential Library. On the eve of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia to be celebrated on July 28, 2013, the first national digital library of Russia has significantly enlarged its collections of rarities devoted to saints of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Consul General of Japan was presented the facilities of the Presidential Library
Consul General of Japan in Saint Petersburg, Yoshihiro Yamamura, was delighted by technical equipment of the library and various aspects of its work: from the development of electronic holdings by unique documents and materials to the nature of the activities held in the halls of the Presidential Library.
China becomes closer and more comprehensible
Rare books and documents on the history of Russian-Chinese relations, researches of Asia and the Far East, were presented July 19, 2013 at the Presidential Library.
“Mayakovsky–patriot” in the Presidential Library’s collections
July 19, 2013, the day of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Mayakovsky, the Presidential Library published on its portal a rare publication covering the works of the poet and issued during the worst years of the Great Patriotic War.
The last battle of Felix Dzerzhinsky in “The last three speeches”
The Presidential Library presented on its website www.prlib.ru in open access a unique book of 1927 "F. Dzerzhinsky. The last three speeches." It contains transcripts of Dzerzhinsky’s speeches as chairman of the All-Russian Economic Council at a meeting held shortly before and on the day of his death, July 20, 1926.
Russian Historical Society to connect eras
Petersburg branch of the Russian Historical Society began preparations for the first meeting. It is expected to take place in September 2013 under the chairmanship of the Director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky.
Alexei Herman: “The Presidential Library – a source of material for historical films”
Historic holdings of the Presidential Library will be used to create feature films.
Sounds of the country to join the collections of the Presidential Library
St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio proposed to the Presidential Library to jointly preserve the audio recordings archives beginning from 1932.
The Presidential Library presents a story of G. R. Derzhavin, from a soldier to a privy councilor
The Presidential Library marked the 270th birthday anniversary of G. R. Derzhavin with the inclusion to the new digital collection of materials related to the name of the outstanding Russian poet and statesman.