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The Presidential Library to digitize “Muzykalnye Kadry” newspaper of the St. Petersburg Conservatory
The St. Petersburg Conservatory handed over to the Presidential Library for digitization the filing of post-war issues of the conservatory's large-circulation newspaper Muzykalnye Kadry for the period from 1951 to 1963 (179 issues).
The Presidential Library summed up the results of the "Russia in the Electronic World" Olympiad
48 schoolchildren have become the winners and prize-awardees of the eleventh annual interactive contest of the Presidential Library for schoolchildren "Russia in the Electronic World" in history, social studies and the Russian language. The results of the final test are published on the website of the Olympiad.
"History, Dream, Reality". The Presidential Library hosted Cosmonautics Day
April 12, 2021 the Presidential Library hosted the traditional conference "Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library". This year it was dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight into space.
Rare editions, films and video lectures of the Presidential Library spotlight the history of space exploration
April 12, 2021 our country traditionally celebrates the Cosmonautics Day. It was on this day that 60 years ago a man for the first time went beyond the earth's atmosphere into open space: the Vostok launch vehicle launched the Vostok 1 spacecraft into orbit, with the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board.
The Presidential Library hosted events devoted to the Resistance Movement International Day
On April 9, 2021, on the eve of the Resistance Movement International Day, the Presidential Library hosted events organized jointly with the Alexander Pechersky Memorial Foundation.
The Presidential Library to become an information partner of the students' Olympiad "Infotelecom - 2021"
From March 25 to April 27, 2021, the Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications holds the students' Olympiad "Infotelecom - 2021". The Presidential Library is the information partner of the event.
The Presidential Library acquired a copy of the Decree by Empress Anna Ioannovna of 1731 on the establishment of the Cadet Corps
On April 7, 2021, the Presidential Library hosted the conference "Cadet Day in the Presidential Library". During the event, Alexander Bukreev, the Head of the Information Historical and Scientific Centre - Military Historical Library of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, gifted to the Presidential Library a copy of the decree by Empress Anna Ioannovna of July 29, 1731, on the establishment of the Cadet Corps.
The Presidential Library considered the contribution of scientist Pyotr Draganov to world science
March 23, 2021, the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture entitled "Pyotr Draganov - Scientist, Bibliographer, Teacher" as part of the Knowledge of Russia project.
The Presidential Library's materials reveal the history of the Summer Garden
"We observe the alley of the Summer Garden in Saint-Petersburg of Peter the Great's times. Today hospitable Admiral Pyotr Mikhailov gave a feast to his "comrades" in the service..." - we read in the book Pictures on Russian History (1913) by Sergei Knyazkov, the famous researcher of Saint-Petersburg.
The Presidential Library's materials spotlight the battle on Lake Peipsi
The Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, who did not lose a single battle, is the saint patron of Saint-Petersburg and one of the most significant and honourable persons in Russian history. By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the 800th anniversary of Alexander Nevsky is celebrated in 2021.