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The Presidential Library’s video lecture devoted to famous historian Boris Ananyich
On May 6, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Boris Ananyich as part of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event, organized jointly with the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was the fourth in the series of lectures "Outstanding Historians of the 19th-20th Centuries".
Contemporaries spotlight the coronation of Elizabeth, the beloved daughter of Peter the Great
280 years ago, on May 6, 1742, Empress Elizabeth, the youngest and beloved daughter of Peter the Great, solemnly ascended the Russian throne. The evidence of why she made changes to the coronation ceremony, how the crowned parent affectionately called her daughter and what the era of her reign was remembered for is available in the materials of the Elizabeth Petrovna (1709–1761) collection on the Presidential Library’s portal.
The Presidential Library hosted a festive event dedicated to Victory Day
On May 6, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a festive event for veterans of the Great Patriotic War timed to coincide with Victory Day celebration.
“For bravery and courage. For Valorous Labor”. The Presidential Library’s video lecture marked Victory Day
On May 5, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture dedicated to Victory Day as part of the Knowledge of Russia project.
Three names for one holiday. The Presidential Library’s materials spotlight the May Day history
The May Day holiday emerged in the Russian Empire in 1900. According to the decision taken at the congress of the Second International it was called "The day of the struggle of workers for their rights".
The Presidential Library recalls the history of the May Day celebration
Spring and Labor Day is one of the favorites in our country. May Day received this name relatively recently, in 1992, and before that, May Day was celebrated as the International Day of Solidarity of Workers. People took to the demonstrations with banners, sang songs and chanted life-affirming slogans. They were proud of the scale of the May Day demonstration.
Virtual tour of the legendary cruiser "Aurora" available on the Presidential Library’s portal
It has become possible to visit the secluded corners of the legendary cruiser "Aurora" and see exhibits inaccessible to most tourists thanks to a virtual tour, which has been provided by the Presidential Library in conjunction with the Central Naval Museum.
The Presidential Library invites to visit the famous Priyutino estate - one of the centers of the cultural life of St. Petersburg in the late 18th - late 19th centuries
The Presidential Library provides a new virtual tour of the exposition of the Priyutino Literary and Art Memorial Estate, which is part of the Museum Agency of Leningrad Region.
The Presidential Library told about the constitutional right of citizens to protect family, motherhood and childhood
On April 29, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture entitled “The Constitutional Right of Citizens to Protect Motherhood and Childhood and the Family” as part of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event continued the cycle of lectures "Man, his rights and freedoms - the highest constitutional value".
A film about the stickleback that saved thousands shown at the Presidential Library
On April 28, 2022 Presidential Library hosted the premiere screening of the documentary “"Wasp Waist" of the White Sea Ecosystem”. The film had been created with the support of the Three-Spined Stickleback as a Key Component of the White Sea Ecosystem project.