The Presidential Library to consider the contribution of scientist Pyotr Draganov to world science

March 23, 2021, 11:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a video lecture entitled "Pyotr Draganov - Scientist, Bibliographer, Teacher" as part of the Knowledge of Russia project.

Pyotr Draganov (1857–1928) is one of the most successful specialists in the history and philology of the South Slavs. The main work of the researcher is the universal bibliographic index Bessarabiana, issued in 1911. It features books, articles, manuscripts in various languages on the history of Bessarabia, published within a century.

The video lecture is part of the cooperation program of the Presidential Library and the Pyotr Draganov Central Library of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (Comrat, the capital of ATUG, Republic of Moldova).

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

A welcoming speech will be delivered by Maria Semyonova, the Head of the Main Department of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. Then the Chief Librarian of the Central Library of Gagauzia Evgenia Lyulenova and Senior Researcher of the Scientific Research Centre of Gagauzia Pyotr Pashaly will talk about life and career of Pyotr Draganov and the significance of his Bessarabiana to the world scientific community.

The report's discussion will involve: Elena Chuvashova, Methodologist of the Scientific and Methodological Department of the National Library of Russia; independent researchers Pavel Karmanov and Natalia Schwartz; honorary worker of general education, teacher of school No. 323 of Nevsky district, Head of the Patriot Club Tatyana Kochetkova; specialist of the Blue Bird Library Ekaterina Nizhegorodova; teacher of the Children's Additional Education Department of Secondary School No. 151 of Saint-Petersburg Nikita Popov; Honorary Worker of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, a veteran of pedagogical work Irina Gribova; philosopher of cosmos, Yuri Malyshev, PhD.

One of the main directions of the Presidential Library's activities is the digital preservation of the most important documents on the history, theory and practice of Russian statehood. The volume of the institution's electronic collections today is more than a million items, including the materials about Pyotr Draganov. Thus, the institution's electronic reading room provides access to the Macedonian-Slavic Collection with a Dictionary by Pyotr Draganov.

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

Accreditation of media representatives is until 11:00, April 5, 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!