The Presidential Library is developing cultural projects of Russia

Director General of the Presidential Library Alexander Vershinin took part in a meeting of the Council on Culture and Arts under the President of the Russian Federation, where they discussed the results of the Year of Literature and plans for the Year of Cinema.

Before the meeting at the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, there was held a ceremony of awarding diplomas of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Ministry of Culture. Orders of Merit, Friendship, medals of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland" and breastplates symbolizing the ranks conferred to the workers of culture and art were awarded by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky. In particular, an award was presented to the Director General of the Presidential Library Alexander Vershinin.

The Council placed great emphasis on the preservation of cultural heritage of Russia. This is the field where the Presidential Library is developing successfully. It is working constantly on preserving and enhancing Russia's national wealth. For example, the Presidential Library is planning to increase in 2016 the scope of its holdings to half a million e-books and documents, and in five years - to one million.

The library also continues collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Russia. Thus, the head of the Ministry becomes the second time in a row the chairman of the jury of the photo contest "Foreign View" held by the Presidential Library. Vladimir Medinsky noted that the project is a "landmark" one. The first national electronic library is the largest digital informational and educational center in Russia, which is efficiently implementing its projects.

Among the large-scale cultural projects of the Presidential Library is the series of video lectures titled "The Knowledge about Russia," the annual International Photo Contest "Foreign View," expert and discussion platform of the Cinema Club, as well as multimedia lessons. In addition, the Presidential Library regularly becomes the venue for exhibitions, round tables, conferences, seminars.

The Year of Russian Cinema, the Presidential Library will launch a project "Cinema and Space." It will include, in particular, a festival of short-films about scientific discoveries and achievements; the films of the period of "Space Odyssey" of the USSR will be given a new interpretation. In addition, the library’s website and the system of electronic reading rooms will feature the best domestic popular scientific and documentary films. The production of library’s own video content will triple to reach the level of one film per month.

Multimedia lessons for students will also continue. In 2016, they will be called "The ABC of a young voter" in honor of the single day of voting. The library expects about 10, 000 people to join the lessons (in 2015 they were attended by about 7, 000 people).

It is also planned to hold open days for junior schoolchildren, teaching them the culture of working in the Internet, creating the "Personnel reserve of the Presidential Library."