A series of lectures dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky launches at the Presidential Library

February 19, 2021, at 11:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a video lecture entitled “The Value of Life in the Artistic World of Fyodor Dostoyevsky” as part of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event will be the first in a series of lectures "Fyodor Dostoevsky - Conversation about Values", dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world famous writer, which will be celebrated on November 11, 2021.

The event is free. The meeting will be held remotely and will be broadcasted live on the Presidential Library's portal in Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, on the institution's YouTube channel and on the VKontakte social network.

The lecture will be given by Dmitry Bogach, Candidate of Philology, Senior Researcher of the South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University. He will examine the works of art, journalism and the collection of letters by Fyodor Dostoevsky, tell how the classic showed the value of human life, and refute the stereotype that Fyodor Dostoevsky is a pessimistic writer.

As part of the event, Dmitry Bogach will donate to the Presidential Library a copy of his monograph "Nature as a Value in the Legacy of Fyodor Dostoevsky" (2018).

The video lecture will be attended by Irina Gribova, an honorary worker of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, a veteran of pedagogical work; Ekaterina Nizhegorodova, specialist of the Blue Bird library of the Krasnoselsky district; Natalia Schwartz, Secretary of the Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Society; representatives of the Dresden Russian Center and students of school № 36 in Chelyabinsk.

More details about Fyodor Dostoevsky are available in the Presidential Library’s martials, which are presented in the special digital collection Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) [The World of Dostoevsky]. It includes copies of the texts of the classic of Russian literature and materials about his life and career.

Interactive lessons and video lectures are regularly held in the Presidential Library. The detailed information about them is available on the institution's portal in the Multimedia lessons section and in the Video lectures for school section, where records of lectures and open lessons held in the Presidential Library are presented.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 11:00 February 18, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, titunina@prlib.ru Kristina Titunina, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 781; mob. +7 (999) 218-05-98.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.