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Presidential Library participates in All-Russian Book Forum

17 September 2025

From 17 to 19 September 2025, the city of Ulyanovsk will host the All-Russian Book Forum "Years of War – Centuries of Memory" will be held in Ulyanovsk, organised by the cultural institution Palace of Books – V. I. Lenin Ulyanovsk Regional Scientific Library with the support of the Ministry of Art and Cultural Policy of Ulyanovsk Region as part of the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland.

Films and video lectures online presented for schoolchildren and adults

16 September 2025

Which tank was known as the "Victory Tank"? What were the characteristics of the Russian language during the Soviet era? How did drawbridges become a symbol of St. Petersburg? These and more will be discussed on the Presidential Library's TV channel from September 16-30.

Presidential Library tells about personal correspondence of Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov

16 September 2025

16 September (5 September according to the old calendar) marks the 278th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian commander Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov. For a long time, it was believed that he was born in 1745. However, staff at the Military History Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Signal Corps, a partner of the Presidential Library, conducted research based on archival documents and proved that the future military leader was born not in 1745, but in 1747.

Presidential Library participates in panel discussion on Alexander Nevsky

11 September 2025

On 11 September 2025, Yuri Nosov, Director General of the Presidential Library and Chairman of the St. Petersburg Regional Branch of the Russian Military Historical Society, took part in a panel discussion entitled "Alexander Nevsky's Historical Choice and Its Significance" as part of the section "Traditional Values as the Basis for Cultural Dialogue." The event took place at the 11th St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures, which is being held from 11 to 13 September.

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