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Unknown facts about the crown of the Russian Empire revealed by the Presidential Library
260 years ago, a large imperial crown of the Russian Empire, the main dynastic regalia and an attribute of the power of Russian monarchs, was created. For the first time, Russian subjects saw it at the solemn coronation of Catherine II, which took place on September 22 (October 3, according to a new style), 1762. From then until the fall of the monarchy, the large imperial crown witnessed the most solemn state ceremonies and significant events. It was crowned by all Russian monarchs from Catherine the Great to the last Russian emperor Nicholas II. The Presidential Library’s materials illustrate the history of the crown of the Russian Empire.
Director General of the Presidential Library
Since September 21, 2022 by order of the Head of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation, Yuri Stanislavovich Nosov has been appointed Director General of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library.
Authors of the Novy Chasovoy magazine revealed interesting facts about the life of Peter I
On September 21, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture as part of the cycle “You are immortal, Great Peter: marking the 350th anniversary since the birth of Peter I”.
The Presidential Library’s webinar spotlighted the letters of Russian travelers
On September 21, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a broadcast of a new online-webinar “Letters of a Russian Traveler”.
The Presidential Library spotlights the 160th anniversary since the installation of the Millennium of Russia Monument in Veliky Novorod
On September 20, 1862 the first monument, dedicated to the Russian State, was opened in Veliky Novgorod. The arrival of Rurik for the reign (862), thanks to which the unification of disparate tribes took place, is considered to be the starting point of Russian statehood.
The Presidential Library’s materials tell about the famous sculptor Mikhail Anikushin
September 19, 2022 marks the 105th anniversary since the birth of the Soviet Russian sculptor Mikhail Anikushin (1917–1997), a master whose creative work has greatly contributed to the formation of the contemporary look of our city. For many Petersburg residents and guests, his works have already become an integral part of Leningrad – Petersburg. People set up meetings near Pushkin at the Arts Square, while excursions and concerts take place near the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on the Victory Square…
“Blazing in the fire of ideas”: The Presidential Library spotlights the 165th anniversary of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
The Presidential Library handles the memory of Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky with care by publishing and expending its portal’s collection of rare publications, dedicated to the life and work of the founder of Russian cosmonautics, his works on the theory of air and star navigation, rocket science, astronomy, physics, biology, as well as philosophical and sci-fi works.
Traveling around Russia with the Presidential Library
Eight Russian cities at once – anniversary celebrants of 2022 - are exhibited at Senate Square, 3, as part of the new project "Discovering Russia with the Presidential Library".
The Presidential Library takes part in library events in Minsk
The Presidential Library’s delegation takes part in the IX International Congress “The Library as a Cultural Phenomenon”, marking the 100th anniversary of the National Library of Belarus, and in the XXVI General Meeting of Members of the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE). The events are taking place in Minsk on September 15 and 16, 2022.
Materials on the cultural life during the Great Patriotic War entered the collection “World War II in Archival Documents”
The Collection of Digitized Archival Documents, Film and Photo Materials “World War II in Archival Documents” available on the Presidential Library’s website has been entered with unique photographs, manuscripts and autographs of iconic military literary and musical works. Documents have been provided by the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (RGALI) and cover the initial period of the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – November 19, 1942).