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The Presidential Library recently digitized the "Children's Book of War. Diaries of 1941-1945". The Book was published by the weekly Arguments and Facts newspaper. The publication dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory. It became a poignant revelation of the child's vision of the world during hunger, cold, and the death of loved ones. It is laced with ruthless honesty and amazing observation, often impossible for an adult.

"It is very important that the "Children's Book of War. Diaries of 1941-1945“ has been digitized and is in the collections of the Presidential Library," said Yuri Nosov, Director General of the institution. – Now this book, which contains true evidence of the war years, is widely available on the library's portal, and everyone can find it. The library's collections contain a large number of materials on military topics. We preserve the history of Russia based on reliable information – documents and archival materials, devote great attention to preserve historical memory, and counter the falsification of history. "The Children's Book of War. Diaries 1941-1945“ will take its rightful place in this series.

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The Presidential Library has digitally published a rare printed edition on its website: "A list of maidens from whom Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich chose his wife in 1670 and 1671."

The rare list was included in Volume 5 of the Notices of the Archaeological Society, published in 1865 in the printery of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. The author of the collection was Peter Pekarsky (1827-1872), a researcher of Russian literature, historian, bibliographer, academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

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On April 18, a special event of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation "Project work on the full integration of libraries of new regions into the cultural space of the country" was held in the Gorky Ryazan Regional Universal Scientific Library. It was organized with the participation of heads of major libraries in the frames of the All-Russian Forum "The role of central libraries of the regions of Russia in the implementation of the national project "The Culture".

In his online speech "Prospects for cooperation of the Presidential Library with cultural, scientific and educational institutions of new regions" Yuri S. Nosov, Director General of the Yeltsin Presidential Library, discussed the possibilities of using the collections of the Presidential Library to replenish existing collections of archival documents and creating of new ones.

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Preserving historical memory and developing the interest of young generations in the cultural heritage of Russia is a strategic focus of the partnership between the Presidential Library and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The partnership is implemented in line with the event approach. For several years, the parties have been organizing and conducting educational events for schoolchildren and teachers, designed to convey interest in national history, culture of Russian statehood, and the living Russian language.

The Historical Ball, which is held by the team of the Gorchakov Lyceum of MGIMO in the space of the Column Hall of the Presidential Library, is becoming traditional. For the second time, the ball gathers high school students from different regions of the country. This year, the pupils of the Nakhimov Naval School joined the tradition of the historical ball.

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