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Christmas traditions and customs illustrated in the Presidential Library’s collections
One of the brightest folk holidays - Christmastide - traditionally runs from January 6-19. The Presidential Library provides access to the electronic copies of books illustrating traditional amusements, many of which are still popular.
Not only Woe from Wit. The Presidential Library to mark Alexander Griboyedov’s birthday
January 15, 2022 marks the 227th anniversary of the birth of diplomat, poet, playwright, translator and composer Alexander Griboyedov.
Wait for me. The first publication of the legendary poem available in the Presidential Library’s collections
Exactly 80 years ago - January 14, 1942 - the immortal poem of the poet Konstantin Simonov Wait for me was first published on the pages of the Pravda newspaper. A digitized copy of this issue is presented in the collections of the Presidential Library and today is available to everyone from anywhere in the world.
The Presidential Library’s online lecture spotlighted biblical apocrypha in ancient Russian literature
On January 14, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted online lecture “Biblical Apocrypha in Literature and Bookishness of Ancient Rus’” within the framework of the Knowledge of Russia project.
Pages of children's periodicals. The Presidential Library marking the Day of Russian Press
The Day of Russian Press is celebrated on January 13. It was on this day in 1703 that the issue of the first Russian printed newspaper Vedomosti was published in Moscow by decree of Peter the Great.
"We have the right thing". The Presidential Library marking the 300th anniversary of the Russian Prosecutor's Office
January 12 is traditionally celebrated as a professional holiday - the Day of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. And 2022 is also a jubilee year, since the institute of prosecutorial supervision was established in Russia exactly 300 years ago in St. Petersburg.
The Presidential Library's New Year and Christmas greetings
Please accept our best wishes for the New Year and Merry Christmas!
"Restoring Paradise on Earth". The Presidential Library spotlights the celebration of the Nativity of Christ
The history of the celebration of one of the main fair Christian celebrations - the Nativity of Christ, which the entire Orthodox world celebrates on January 7, is available in the collection of the Presidential Library New Year’s Day and Christmas in Russia. The materials include descriptions of the holiday, studies of its history, works of art and graphic materials dedicated to it.
Foreign students are able to test their knowledge of the Russian language at the Presidential Library
Starting October 1, 2021 the Presidential Library hosts the annual interactive Olympiad Russia in the Electronic World on the subject Russian as a Foreign Language. Foreign citizens studying Russian language are invited to participate: schoolchildren from 14 years old and university students. They have to register on the website http://olympiada.prlib.ru/rusforeign.
The second stage of the interactive Olympiad Russia in the Electronic World launched at the Presidential Library
The second stage of the twelfth annual interactive Olympiad Russia in the Electronic World takes place from December 20, 2021 to January 21, 2022. It involves more than 1800 participants - the winners of the first stage, which took place from September 20 to November 30, 2021.