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The Presidential Library presented a new book by Sergey Shakhrai about the history of modern Russia
On January 27 2022 the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library hosted a presentation of a new book by Sergey Shakhrai “How I Wrote the Constitution of the Yeltsin and Putin Era”.
The Presidential Library marked the Day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege
On January 27, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted the Presidential Library’s cinema club meeting dedicated to the feat of the residents of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War.
The Presidential Library hosted a book presentation about the feat of the 2nd assault army
On January 26, 2022 on the eve of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege the Presidential Library hosted a presentation of the book “Gone to Immortality. In Memory of the 2nd Assault Army”.
Marking the 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Writer's Diary" told about at the Presidential Library
On January 26, 2022 the Presidential Library, as part of the Knowledge of Russia project, hosted a video lecture entitled "Writer's Diary: Author's Laboratory".
The history of St. Petersburg and Russia in the memoirs of Nikita Blagovo presented at the Presidential Library’s video lecture
On January 25, 2022 at 11:00 the Presidential Library will host a video lecture of the Knowledge of Russia project “Pages of History through the Eyes of a Petersburger: Nikita Blagovo”.
The Presidential Library summed up the Year of Dostoevsky
January 24, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted a Research and Practical Conference Fyodor Dostoevsky and the Modern Times. The event was held jointly with the Information and Methodological Center of the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg.
Boys in peakless caps during the battles for Leningrad. The Presidential Library features its new film
January 27 marks the 78th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege.
The Presidential Library and the Kostyor magazine announce a competition for schoolchildren
“My Peter I” is the name of the competition dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the birth of the first Russian emperor. The competition is organized by the All-Russian literary and art magazine for schoolchildren Kostyor and the Presidential Library. The competition is held from January 1 to October 15, 2022. Russian schoolchildren and students of secondary educational institutions under the age of 17 are invited to participate, regardless of the region of residence.
Tikhvin Christmas Educational Readings devoted to the personality of Peter I
January 21, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted the XV Tikhvin Christmas Educational Readings “Marking the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter I: the secular world and religiosity”.
Unique tomes of the 16th – 20th centuries available at the Presidential Library’s virtual exhibition
It was possible to see and look through rare books that were not previously accessible to a wide audience thanks to the virtual tour Monuments of Book Culture: From Print to Digital presented on the Presidential Library's portal, which is available in the historic building of the Synod on Senate Square, 3.