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Unknown facts of the execution of the Romanov family
101 years ago, from July 16 to July 17, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, their children — Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Tsarevich Alexei, and the accompanying people were shot in Yekaterinburg in the basement of the mining engineer Nikolai Ipatiev.
Secrets of the royal cuisine in spotlight of the Presidential Library’s materials
The cooking class “From the Tsar’s Table to the Presidential cuisine”, prepared jointly with the Kremlyovsky food production facility, was the first in a cycle of weekend activities that the Presidential Library launched in summer 2019. In the course of the meeting, the attendees of the historic building on Senate Square not only made a meal according to little-known recipes, but also thanks to numerous materials from the Presidential Library’s collections learned a lot of interesting things about the historical evolution of the cuisine of the first persons of the state.
The Presidential Library about the heroes of the Battle of the Neva
July 15, 1240, in the place where Izhora flows into the Neva was held a famous battle during which the Prince of Novgorod Alexander Yaroslavich defeated the superior forces of the Swedes and went down in history as Alexander Nevsky (1221–1263).
Presidential Library marking the beginning of the legendary Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad began 77 years ago, on July 17, 1942. The victory of the Red Army marked a turning point in the course of the Great Patriotic War. The Nazis were not able to recover after Stalingrad.
The Presidential Library illustrates “poet-minister” Gavrila Derzhavin
July 14, 2019 marks the 276th anniversary of the birth of Gavrila Derzhavin, the first Russian poet of his time, extraordinary and successful statesman: he was the governor of Olonets and Tambov Governorates, the cabinet secretary of Catherine II, the minister of justice of Russia and retired as a senator and a real secret advisor. The Presidential Library’s portal features the electronic collection “Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816)” consisting of rare materials: military notes, poems and notes of songs written in the words of the poet as well as digital copies of the memoirs of contemporaries, odes and plays of Derzhavin himself.
"They are all heroes in Leningrad...": the way the Battle for the city on the Neva broke out
July 10, 1941 the battle for Leningrad, the longest during the Great Patriotic War, broke out. These almost more than three years have become a symbol of unparalleled valor and glory of the Russian people, a single burst of millions of free hearts... The Nazi leadership was sure that the city on the Neva would fall in just a few days. But it turned out differently.
Presidential Library presents newsreels of the siege and the Battle for Leningrad
July 10, 1941 is the day of the beginning of the Battle for Leningrad, which went down in history as a unique phenomenon still of great interest to Russian and foreign researchers.
Peter I: "If only Russia, its glory and welfare would live forever". The Presidential Library’s collections highlight the Battle of Poltava
July 2019 marks 310 years of the Battle of Poltava, which predetermined the outcome of the Northern War between Russia and Sweden for the access of our fatherland to the Baltic Sea.
Catherine the Great's Golden Age: Presidential Library illustrates unknown pages of the history of Empress’s rule
290 лет назад, 2 мая 1729 года, родилась София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, которую в семейном кругу называли просто Фике. В мировую историю она вошла как императрица всероссийская Екатерина II Великая.
Pyotr Chaadayev illustrated in the Presidential Library’s collections
Electronic biographical resources of the Presidential Library have been added with another collection - “Pyotr Chaadayev (1794-1856)”. Chaadayev, Russian philosopher, thinker, publicist, continues to live in his writings, published letters, memoirs of his contemporaries, research papers and other materials included in the collection timed to his 225th anniversary.