The Presidential Library’s Knowledge Forum to be dedicated to Peter the Great

On October 5-6, the Presidential Library will host the annual Knowledge Forum – a series of events on topical scientific and practical issues of the present time.

In 2022, the Knowledge Forum is dedicated to the legacy of Peter I, relevance of this topic and possibility of its use in the educational process. The historical building of the Synod at Senate Square, 3 will bring together scientists, students and schoolchildren, teachers and methodologists.

The first event of the forum will be a scientific and educational conference. The program of presentations by leading scientists covers a wide range of topics: from the first years of the establishment of St. Petersburg to the art of the Peter’s era and Peter I’s hobbies.

A video lecture within the cycle “You are immortal, Great Peter!: Marking the 350th anniversary since the birth of Peter I”, organized together with the Novy Chasovoy magazine, will be held on the same day. Participants of the event will learn the details of the first Russian emperor’s travel to France, as well as about the first biography of Peter the Great, published in Venice in 1737. It is a work that combined the scattered information from the Dutch, French, Swedish and other sources, and formed the basis of all biographies of the tsar, written in the XVIII century. The digitized copy of the publication of 1772 in Russian is available on the Presidential Library’s portal.

Anyone can join the Knowledge Forum on October 5: the scientific and educational conference and the video lecture will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live broadcasts section, as well as on the institution’s Rutube and Telegram channels.

On October 6, a series of practical lessons will be held for teachers and methodologists within the framework of the Knowledge Forum. Thus, the workshop “The potential of multimedia lessons of the Presidential Library” will tell participants about the use in the school curriculum of the multimedia lessons format, implemented by the Presidential Library. The presentation of the new multimedia lesson “Truly the First. Peter the Great” will also take place.

Within the pedagogical laboratory “Resources of the Presidential Library as a source of knowledge about the Peter’s era”, participants will explore the electronic collection Peter I (1672–1725) and select materials that they believe will be interesting for teachers themselves, for schoolchildren to use during lessons, and for self-development.

At the master class “Student’s choice of research and project topics”, the experience of conducting interactive techniques with high school students, aimed at finding the problem and formulating the research topic, will be presented.

The detailed program of the Knowledge Forum is available here.

Please forward applications for participation in the Presidential Library’s Knowledge Forum until 14:00 October 4, 2022 to cep@prlib.ru.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 October 4, 2022.

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 advised for all attendees.