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General Meeting of the Russian Historical Society held at Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation
On June 5, 2024, the Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation hosted The General Meeting of the Russian Historical Society.
Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation – at the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation is hosting educational projects at this year's XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which will be held from June 5-8.
The Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of Russian Federation presents at SPIEF new electronic exhibition project dedicated to the Siege of Leningrad
During the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which takes place from June 5-8, 2024 at the St. Petersburg venue, guests of the event have the opportunity to explore the electronic exhibition project titled "Industry of the Besieged City: The 80th Anniversary of the Complete Liberation of Leningrad from Nazi Siege" prepared by the Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of President of the Russian Federation.
Documents about Great Patriotic War, from the German "trophy" collections and the collections of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs troops, are presented on the portal of the Presidential Library.
On June 4, 2024, the Presidential Library added documents from the Russian State Military Archives to the "World War II in Archival Documents" collection on its portal. These documents include operational reports from the internal troops of the Soviet Union's People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) on the activities of Ukrainian nationalist armed formations, their collaboration with the German Wehrmacht, and documents from German occupation authorities regarding punitive actions against Soviet partisans in Belarus and Ukraine, as well as mass killings of Soviet civilians and forced labor in Germany.
The Presidential Library is participant of the Second Chinese-Russian Library Forum
The Presidential Library is participating in the Second China-Russia Library Forum, which will take place in Beijing from June 3-7, 2024. This event is being organized by the National Library of China in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Ministry of Culture of Russia, with the support of the China Library Society.
Presidential Library presents materials for schoolchildren
The International Children's Day is celebrated in Russia on June 1st. For some children, the first day of summer coincides with the start of their holidays, while others have exams to prepare for. The Presidential Library, however, pays special attention to young users and offers them the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge in modern and convenient formats, as well as to broaden their horizons in an interesting way.
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.