The Presidential Library's webinar dedicated to the history of the Academy of Sciences

On March 13, 2024 the online webinar “Academy of Sciences: 300 Years of Progress” was broadcast on the Presidential Library's portal. The event was dedicated to the anniversary of the country's main scientific institution, the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The first document that most fully describes the activities of the Academy is the Regulations of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Arts, approved in 1747. Viewers were introduced to it during the webinar.

In addition, the webinar spotlighted the history of the formation of the Academy, the most important discoveries made under its auspices, and about famous academicians - M. V. Lomonosov, A. M. Butlerov, V. I. Vernadsky and others.

Thanks to archival documents and photographs from the Presidential Library’s collections, webinar participants saw how the Academy’s buildings have changed throughout its existence, and learned about various materials on the history of the country’s main scientific institution (for example, with “A Brief Essay on the History of the USSR Academy of Sciences” by G. A. Knyazev) as well as about the works of academicians (for example, about “Biosphere” by V. I. Vernadsky or about “The First Foundations of Metallurgy or Ore Mining” by M. V. Lomonosov).

The Presidential Library's portal features the electronic collection The Academy of Sciences and the Development of Russian Science, which includes many diverse documents about the history, activities of the Academy and people associated with it.

Even more materials are available in remote access centers (today their number exceeds 1,600) opened in the Russian Federation and in 35 foreign countries where electronic collections of the Presidential Library are fully available. 

Webinars on various topics are regularly held at the Presidential Library. With their help, one can discover unique collections of the national electronic repository, learn about rare historical documents, publications and other materials little known to a wide audience.