Russia and the countries of the world

The collection covers a significant period of relations between Turkmenistan and Russia, starting from the second half of the 19th century, when the Khanates of Kokand and Khiva, as well as the Emirate of Bukhara recognized the protectorate of the Russian Empire, and the Turkestan Governorate (Krai) was formed, to the present day. The materials of the collection illustrate the beneficial impact of the inclusion of these territories into Russia – the opening of primary schools, gymnasiums and women’s schools, the development of agriculture and industry, cultural construction. In 1918, the Turkestan ASSR was proclaimed as part of the RSFSR, and then, in 1924, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic – as part of the USSR. The collection features official documents – the constitution of Turkmenistan, statute books, agreements and treaties between our countries, research materials, archival documents, reviews of expeditions to Transcaspia, ethnographic essays, cartographic and visual materials.

The collection is dedicated to the history of relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, which are inextricably linked by common trials and common victories, united by the task of preserving historical memory in order to preserve sovereign statehood and the uniqueness of national cultures. The collection includes official documents, research, archival evidence, cartographic and visual materials that reflect the political, legal, military, socio-economic and cultural aspects of Russian-Belarusian cooperation.

The collection of land surveys, travelers' notes, historical research, dictionaries, archival and visual materials spotlight the history of India from ancient times to the present day, as well as the history of Russian-Indian state, economic and cultural relations throughout the 19th-21st centuries.

The collection features reference materials, old land descriptions, scientific researches, travel essays, archival materials and modern official documents on geography and history of Egypt and the specifics of Russia-Egypt state, economic and cultural relations from the XVIII century until present day.

The selection includes digital copies of official documents (federal laws, decrees and orders of the President of the Russian Federation) and individual studies relating to the accomplishments of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), as well as addressing issues of national and collective security in general.

Current selection includes the official documents, archival materials and research works reviewing diplomatic, military, cultural and economic Austria-Russia affairs in historical periods from the 17th century to the present time.

The history of political and economic relations between Russia and Armenia dates back to the time of Kievan Rus’. During 19th–20th cc. Armenia was a part of the Russian Empire (Erivan Governorate), and later a constituent republic of the USSR (the Armenian SSR). The year 1992 marked the beginning of a new stage – diplomatic relations. The collection features official documents, studies, reference books, archival papers and visual materials, which cast light on diplomatic, military, legal, educational, cultural etc. cooperation between Armenia and Russia.

The selection of official documents, archives, studies and other materials covers the socio-political and cultural development of Bulgaria and certain issues of relationship between Bulgaria and Russia in different historical periods.

Relations between Russia and Great Britain have always had a significant impact on the course of the world history. The studies, essays, official documents and photographs of the selection reveal the history of development of the relations, beginning from the 16th century to the mid 20th century. The selection also includes some legislative acts of the two states and materials on the history of the English church.

The collection includes publications on the history of the Vietnamese people, the work of Russian and Vietnamese researchers, revealing the internal and external economic development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as well as documents highlighting certain aspects of Russian-Vietnamese relations.

The collection features nineteenth- and twentieth-century research studies, works of Greek scholars and theologians, archival materials, contemporary official documents, which spotlight the history of Christianity in Greece, the development of the Greek language, the geographical position of the country, as well as close historical, cultural and diplomatic relations between Russia and Greece from the 10th century to the present time.

The selection includes the materials on geography, history, public education in the 19th century Spain, documents reflecting certain aspects of diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and Spain, as well as cultural contacts of the two countries.

Kazakhstan is one of the largest countries in Asia, located at the crossroads of the Eurasian continent. The featured statistical materials, studies, essays, archival documents, photographs and newsreels reveal the geography, ethnography, economics, cultural development, and administrative-territorial division of Kazakhstan in the 15th - early 21st centuries, including the period of its being part of the Russian state.

The collection contains studies, essays, archival and visual materials dating from the 19th c. and early 20th c., which spotlight the geography, economy, political and cultural life of Kyrgyzstan as part of the Russian state, as well as the relations between the independent Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation in the 21st century.

The Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea are strategic partners in the Far East. The collection includes research works, essays, archival documents and photographs that reflect certain aspects of bilateral relations in different historical periods. Special attention is given to the subject of resettlement of Koreans to the Far East of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries

The presented statistical materials, researches, essays, archival documents and newsreel fragments of the early 19th - mid 20th century reveal the geography, military history, administrative-territorial structure, legal system and ethnography of Moldavia – Bessarabia in the period when it was a part of the same state as Russia.

The collection includes studies, sketches, archival and other materials reflecting some aspects of life in Mongolia, as well as the history of diplomatic, military and economic relations between Russia and Mongolia in the period of the 13th – 21st centuries.

The set of archive files, books and other materials covering social and political situation in Romania and the specific issues of economic relations between Romania and Russia of the late 19th - mid 20th century.

The collection includes official documents, studies, archival and reference materials, which spotlight the geographical position of Singapore and give an insight into certain aspects of relations between Russia and Singapore in different historical periods.

Historically, relations between Russia and Turkey, two key Eurasian states, have always been controversial. The proposed collection presents studies, essays, official documents on the development of diplomatic, military and economic ties between Russia and Turkey during the late 15th - early 20th centuries.

Historical fates of Russia and Ukraine have always been inextricably linked. The presented studies, essays, chronicles, archival documents and graphic materials reveal the administrative, socio-economic, socio-political and cultural development of Ukraine, starting from the time of Kievan Rus' and ending with a period of annexation of Ukrainian provinces to the Russian Empire.

The collection consists of official documents, archival materials and studies that reveal certain aspects of the history of the state of France, as well as the diplomatic, cultural, scientific and the economic relations between France and Russia in different historical periods.

Russia and Switzerland are associated with long-term political, economic and cultural relations lasting more than three centuries. Natives of Switzerland made a significant contribution to the development of Russian science, art and military affairs. The collection dedicated to bilateral relations includes official documents, studies, archival and visual materials, periodicals covering the state structure and history of Switzerland, the life and work of its famous natives, certain aspects of the relationship between Russia and Switzerland in the period of the XVII-XXI centuries, and also documents that reveal the importance of Switzerland as a place of acceptance of acts of international importance.

The selection presents official documents, video recordings, reference books, archival works and studies, telling about the structure of territories, currently belonging to the Republic of South Africa, as well as reflecting certain aspects of relations between Russia and South Africa, including the partnership in the framework of the BRICS.