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80 years since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War. The Presidential Library’s materials illustrate eyewitnesses’ accounts
Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union 80 years ago on June 22, 1941. The Great Patriotic War, terrible and bloody, which brought huge sacrifices to our country, began.
The Presidential Library’s Poetry Club marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War
The Presidential Library's Poetry Club, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, was held on June 22, 2021 at 15:00. Poetry readings were organized jointly with the "Savina House of Veterans of the Stage (boarding house)" of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation and St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution Petersburg-Concert.
Representatives of the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security learned about the activities of the Presidential Library
June 17, 2021 representatives of the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security visited the Presidential Library. During the tour of the institution the attendees learned about the history and architectural features of the building as well as the main activities of the library, its information and technological resources.
The Presidential Library marking Russia Day
Our country celebrates Russia Day on June 12. On this day in 1990, the First Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration on State Sovereignty. The document proclaimed the supremacy of the Russian Constitution over the legislative acts of the USSR. The holiday received state status in 1994 and the official name Russia Day was assigned to it in 2002.
The Presidential Library hosted film screening about the Grand Kremlin Palace
On the eve of Russia Day, June 10, 2021, at 14:00, the Presidential Library of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation hosted film screening The State Residence of the President of Russia. The Grand Kremlin Palace.
The Presidential Library’s video lecture marking the 245th anniversary of Vice Admiral Vasily Golovnin
Video lecture dedicated to Vice Admiral, head of expeditions around the world, Corresponding Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences Vasily Golovnin (1776-1831) was held within the framework of Knowledge of Russia project on June 10, 2021. The event marked the 245th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian navigator.
The Presidential Library attends the International Professional Forum in Crimea
The VI International Professional Forum “Book. Culture. Education. Innovations" ("Crimea-2021") is held in Sudak on June 5-13, 2021.
Qatar representatives visited the Presidential Library
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation traditionally hosted participants and guests of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum as part of the cultural program as well as accredited representatives of the media.
The Presidential Library to receive participants and guests of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation will traditionally receive participants and guests of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will be held from June 2-5, 2021. Guests and participants of the forum, as well as media accredited representatives, will have the opportunity to visit the first national electronic library of the country from June 1 to June 6 within the framework of the cultural program.
The Russian language - "the material through which Pushkin minted his jewelry"
June 6, 2021 marks the 222th birth anniversary of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin - the great poet, playwright, prose writer, publicist, who made a great contribution to the development of the Russian literary language. It is no coincidence that the Russian Language Day is celebrated on the poet's birthday.