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Presidential Librar marks christianiztion of Rus and Saint Vladimir, Equal to Apostles
28 July marks the Day of the Christianization of Rus, which took place in 988. In the church calendar this date is the day of commemoration of Prince Vladimir (about 960-1015), the Baptist of Russia.
Presidential Library marks Russian Navy Day
On the last Sunday of July, Russia celebrates Navy Day. This year the celebration date falls on 27 July.
Presidential Library tells how television invented in St. Petersburg and about library's TV channel
On 25 July 1907, the basic principle of the device that became the "prototype" of modern television was presented for the first time in St. Petersburg.
Presidential Library tells about photo project "Kursk Character. Afterword"
The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has posted the materials of the photo exhibition in Russian and English entitled Kursk Character. Afterword, prepared as part of the project "We Accuse" for the upcoming anniversary of the beginning of the counter-terrorist operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region to expel the Kiev regime militants who committed criminal terrorist acts - the attack on the Kursk region on 6-7 August 2024.
Presidential Library marking 70th anniversary of St. Petersburg Metro
In 1955, the first line of the Leningrad Metro was opened. The first train travelled from Avtovo station to Ploschad Vosstaniya.
Photo project "We Accuse" to be presented in Moscow Region
The second exposition of the large-scale, unique international photo project "We Accuse" will be opened in the Central Park "Patriot" in the Moscow region from 1 to 10 August 2025.
Presidential Library marks anniversary of Leningrad Region
1 August 2025 will mark the 98th anniversary of the Day of the Leningrad Region's formation. The region celebrates its birthday every year in different cities. This time the centre of celebrations on 2 August will be the jubilee town of Kirishi. This year, one of the largest industrial centres of the 47th region turned 60 years old.
Presidential Library's project "Persons of Russia": "Poet and Chamberlain" Pyotr Vyazemsky
23 July (12 July - old style) 1792 was born Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky, Russian poet, literary critic, Privy Councillor, Academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire, co-founder and first chairman of the Russian Historical Society, friend and literary associate of Alexander Pushkin.
Presidential Library commemorates Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich, founder of House of Romanov
On 22 July 1596, a son was born into the boyar family of the Romanovs, who was named Mikhail. And on 21 July 1613, just a day before his 17th birthday, in the Cathedral of the Dormition at Moscow Kremlin he was crowned, laying the foundation of the dynasty that ruled Russia for 304 years. On the Presidential Library's portal, in the section Zemsky Sobor of 1613. The accession of a new dynasty in the collection House of Romanov. The Zemsky Sobor of 1613 a large number of rare books and documents that tell about the activities and personality of Mikhail Fyodorovich, the first of the House of Romanov, are presented.
Professional development at Presidential Library
From 21 to 24 July 2025 the Presidential Library will provide training for individual students on additional professional development programmes: "Improving the effectiveness of the educational process based on the methodology of using digital resources of the Presidential Library" and "Innovative approaches in library and information activities using the Presidential Library resources with information and educational potential". The training will be held remotely.