Presidential Library marking Prosecutor's Day

On January 12, Russia celebrates Prosecutor's Day. The Presidential Library's portal contains rare materials that reveal the history of the emergence and development of the prosecutor's office as an institution of power. One can learn about not only with ancient publications, but also with modern scientific works that reflect the entry of the prosecutor's office into the country's national security system.

The Russian prosecutor's office was established on January 12 (23), 1722 by the Supreme Decree of Peter I to the Governing Senate.

In addition, the Presidential Library has created a special collection on law: The Legal System of Russia, in which all the legislative acts of Peter I are collected in the section “Legislation of the 18th century”, including this decree. According to the document, the prosecutor's office was initially tasked with "destroying or weakening the evils arising from disorder in business, injustice, bribery and lawlessness."

The library's portal features the thematic webinar The history of the Russian prosecutor’s office which provides an overview of materials related to the emergence and development of the prosecutor’s office in Russia. These are various legislative acts, archival materials, portraits of prosecutors general and ministers of justice, as well as scientific studies that show how the organization, powers and procedures of the prosecutor’s office have changed over the course of three centuries. Soviet periodicals and brochures are highlighted separately, from which citizens of the USSR learned about the structure of the court, their rights and responsibilities.