Russian Arctic to unite projects of the Presidential Library and Rossiyskaya Gazeta

May 26, 2021, at 14:00 the Presidential Library will host a series of events organized jointly with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The program of the meeting at Senate Square, 3 will begin with the opening of an electronic exhibition by Rossiyskaya Gazeta photojournalist Nikolai Gernett "New Earth: Passing Memory", organized with the support of the Northern Maritime Museum of Arkhangelsk and the Russian Arctic National Park.

In August 2020, Nikolai Gernet took part in the expedition of the Northern Fleet, the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Arctic National Park, which was tasked with finding traces of the pioneers of the Arctic, adding their biographies with new facts, and recording changes in the points of Novaya Zemlya. In the course of this work, several places, captured by famous polar artists, were discovered.

The exposition at the Presidential Library will feature photographs by Nikolai Gernet, as well as drawings by Tyko Vylka and Alexander Borisov, slides by Nikolai Pinegin, an artist, writer, member of the Sedov expedition, from the unique collection of the Northern Maritime Museum of Arkhangelsk.

Exchange of copies of a new agreement on cooperation between the Presidential Library and the editorial office of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta will take place at the event. The document was signed by Director General of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta editorial office Pavel Negoitsa and acting Director General of the Presidential Library Pavel Tereshchenko.

Fruitful interaction of organizations has been developing since 2012. The first cooperation agreement between the Presidential Library and the editorial board of Rossiyskaya Gazeta was signed in December 2016. Joint projects such as multimedia exhibitions, video lectures, presentations of new issues of Rodina  popular science and history magazine and others have been implemented during this time.

The event on May 26, 2021 will continue by watching a video recording of the Presidential Library's webinar "The Image of the Arctic and Antarctic in Diaries and Memories" followed by an exchange of views on the perception of the Arctic.

Participants and guests of the meeting will also be able to learn about another project of the Presidential Library on the Arctic theme - an exhibition of one photo. A photo of Vladimir Pushkarev “The Chapel on Bely Island (Kara Sea)”, provided by the press service of the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area has been transferred to the tapestry by the Uzor Vyritsa Tapestry Factory. Thanks to a special QR code, one has opportunity to visit the Presidential Library’s portal, where the original photo and audio file "Point on the map - Bely Island" is presented. It tells about the chapel built on the island in memory of the death of the BD-5 convoy in the Kara Sea. One of the war dramas of the Great Patriotic War is refracted through the decades through the photo and commentary on it.

A series of events organized jointly with Rossiyskaya Gazeta will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library's portal in Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events  and on the institution's YouTube channel.

The Presidential Library’s portal features materials of the electronic collection Development of the Arctic. It includes scientific research, essays, memoirs, archival files, official documents, newsreels, photographs and other visual materials telling about Arctic travels and expeditions, about the Arctic Ocean, about the territories adjacent to it and the lives of their inhabitants, about the development of the polar lands. from ancient times to the present. A separate section on the Northern Sea Route, which played a significant role in the development of the Arctic, as well as materials from art exhibitions dedicated to the North, is presented. The central place in the collection belongs to the period of the “Arctic boom” in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 May 25, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, hudjakova@prlib.ru Alexandra Khudyakova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 167; mob. +7 (981) 788-28-08.

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.