Online exhibits «Discovering Russia with Presidential Library. Petrozavodsk»

The Presidential Library is continuing the series of online exhibitions, Discovering Russia, which focus on the history of Russian cities and towns. Each exhibition is dedicated to a different city. All of the virtual tours in this project are based on historical documents from the Presidential Library's collection and those of its partners.

There are several thousand cities in Russia, each with its own unique character and “heart”. Petrozavodsk, for example, is known as the "port of the five seas". The city stretches for almost 22 kilometers along the coast of Lake Onega and, through a network of rivers, lakes, and canals, has access to the Baltic, White, Barents, Caspian, and Black seas. The grandeur of Karelian nature and the history of Russia under Peter the Great are the main themes of the trip. Visitors can access old maps, plans, photographs, engravings, scientific articles, and travel notes via a direct link to the Presidential Library's online resources. Reference books and archival documents are also available in the library's electronic reading rooms. Travel around Russia with the support of the Presidential Library and discover the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of this vast country.