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“Foreign View” photo contest has a professional nomination
On the Photographer Day, July 12, the Presidential Library announced that the IV International Photo Contest “Foreign View” now has a special nomination for professionals.
Post reforming started long ago according to the documents from the Presidential Library
On the eve of the Russian Post Day, which is celebrated this year on July 14, the Presidential Library, presented rare documents reflecting reforms of the postal service of our country in the 19th – 20th centuries.
The Presidential Library collections to include little known “Oriental” documents
The first Sino-Russian dictionaries, until now unknown to the general public, can be added to the electronic collections of the Presidential Library.
The Presidential Library presents unique documents on the Orthodoxy development
The year of the 1025th anniversary of the christening of Rus’, the Presidential Library makes freely accessible on its website www.prlib.ru a collection of unique materials and documents of historical value on the development of Orthodoxy.
The Presidential Library – to the legal capital of Russia
The Presidential Library will increase the collection of documents and materials on the theory and practice of law in connection with the planned moving of the supreme courts of the Russian Federation to St. Petersburg.
The Presidential Library creates its film collections
The Presidential Library is enlarging its collections of newsreels and documentary films. In order to obtain new materials, the first national digital library of Russia is developing cooperation with film studios and repositories which contain film materials.
Books on family traditions and the history of marriage available on the Presidential Library’s website
In time for the celebration of the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity to be marked on July 8th, when the Orthodox Church commemorates the patrons of marriage, Peter and Fevronia, the Presidential Library has made freely accessible rare books and articles about the history of marriage, wedding ceremonies and attitude to the concept of the family in different periods of Russian history.
Student Games’ capital in the Presidential Library’s collections
In anticipation of the opening on July 6 of the XXVII World Summer Student Games, the Presidential Library has prepared unique resources on the history and development of Kazan - one of the largest cities in Russia, the capital of the competition, and on the progress of preparations for the show of the world university sports.
Naval rarities delivered to the Presidential Library for digitization
The Presidential Library is scanning rare books from the library of the Naval Academy n. a. Soviet Union Navy Admiral Kuznetsov.
The Presidential Library’s thematic years will coincide with those declared in Russia
The Presidential Library will develop the national electronic collections of documents on all aspects of the history of the country in accordance with the subjects-matter defined by the state.

