Online project called the Library of Peter Ι

In 2022 Russia celebrates Peter the Great’s 350^th anniversary. Thus, the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Presidential Library, is featuring a project called the Library of Peter Ι. The collection of manuscripts, books and graphics, collected during the life of the emperor, formed the country's first public library, which he created. For many decades, BAN specialists have been examining and restoring this collection, unique in its diversity and content. The project features handwritten books, both those that belonged to the closest relatives of Peter I, and those donated to him personally; copies of printed books purchased in Europe by his order and numerous handwritten maps.