The history of the coat of arms of Russia to be spotlighted at the Presidential Library's video lecture

On February 14, 2024 at 14:00 (Moscow time) the Presidential Library, as part of the video lecture Knowledge of Russia, will host a lecture “Coat of Arms of Russia (double-headed eagle): the Past and the Present”.

The lecture will be given by Oleg Ulyanov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

On November 30, 1993, the President of the Russian Federation signed the Decree “On the State Emblem of the Russian Federation”. On December 25, 2000, Federal Constitutional Law № 2-FKZ “On the State Emblem of the Russian Federation” was adopted, confirming the 1993 Decree of the President of Russia on the double-headed eagle as the official state symbol of the Russian Federation. In 2024 it will be 325 years since the establishment of the coat of arms by Peter the Great.

The main symbol of our Motherland - the double-headed eagle - has served Russia for centuries and retains its great significance today. What allowed Tsar Ivan III the Great to accept it as the state emblem of Russia? Why did Moscow, proclaimed the “Third Rome”, inherit the coat of arms of Byzantium? How was this political act received in the international arena? Where are the most ancient images of the coat of arms of our country? What did its centuries-old history hide? One can learn about this at the lecture “Coat of Arms of Russia (double-headed eagle): the Past and the Present”.

The video lecture is free. The meeting will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live Broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, on the Rutube-channel of the institution, as well as on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 February 13, 2024.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, dyatko@prlib.ru Olga Dyatko, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 190; mob. +7 (900) 658-48-32.

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.