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Archival documents on important events from February to March 1945 presented on Presidential Library's portal
The collection of digitized archival documents, films and photographic materials World War II in Archival Documents on the Presidential Library's portal has been enriched with 100 documents, presentating events of Second World War from February 14 to March 13, 1945.
Results of volunteer project "History with Presidential Library" summed up in Yekaterinburg
On March 13, 2025, a roundtable dedicated to the educational volunteer project History with Presidential Library was held in Yekaterinburg, at the Sverdlovsk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after V.G. Belinsky. This event took place as part of an annual open regional meeting titled Presidential Library in the Middle Urals: Historical Context and Personal Stories.
Presidential Library took part in "Book Train 2025" project
Representatives of the Presidential Library took part in key events of the Book Train project, which takes place within the framework of the Book Lighthouses of Russia festival movement.
Presidential Library took part in presentation of book dedicated to Donbass
On March 13, 2025, the Russian State Library in Moscow hosted the presentation of the book "Ukraine against Donbass. The war of Identities." Stanislav Pylev, Director of the Reserve Center of the Presidential Library in Moscow, took part in the event on behalf of the Presidential Library.
Presidential Library shares work experience with colleagues in Middle Urals
The annual open regional meeting titled The Presidential Library in the Middle Urals: Historical Context and Personal Stories will be held in Yekaterinburg on March 12 and 13, 2025. This event is organized by the Sverdlovsk Regional Center of the Presidential Library, based at the Belinsky Sverdlovsk Regional Universal Scientific Library.
Siege diaries of Obukhov Plant engineers available on Presidential Library's portal
The Presidential Library's collection has been enriched with electronic copies of the diaries of the employees of the Obukhov Plant during the Siege of Leningrad. These diaries were transferred to the library by the Museum of the History of the Obukhov Plant for digitization.
New collection of Presidential Library dedicated to Russian Military Historical Society
A new digital collection Russian Military Historical Society has been published on the portal of the Presidential Library.
Presidential Library continues video lecture series "From Rome to the Third Rome: the Birth and Flourishing of Russian Statehood"
On March 10th, 2025 the Presidential Library hosted the second lecture in the series From Rome to the Third Rome: The Origin and Flourishing of Russian Statehood, as part of the Knowledge of Russia video lecture series. The topic of this lecture was The Collapse of the Succession of Vladimir the Saint and Overcoming the Crisis of Statehood by Vladimir Monomakh.
Materials of Presidential Library tell about Russian Emperor Alexander III
180 years ago, on March 10 (February 26, old style), 1845, at the Anichkov Palace, Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich, the future Emperor Alexander II and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna, had a second child. This joyous event was announced to the people of the capital at 15:00 by 301 cannon shots from the bastions of the Peter and Paul Fortress. In the evening, the city was beautifully illuminated. In honor of his father, the newborn was named Alexander, as reported by priest Konstantin Korolkov in his book The Life and Reign of Emperor Alexander III, which was published in 1901.
Facts from life of first cosmonaut presented on Presidential Library's portal
On March 9, 1934, Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, the world's first cosmonaut, was born. The Presidential Library has created an electronic collection called Outer Space, which is available on its portal. This collection includes a wide range of interesting materials related to space exploration, such as periodicals, scientific research, news footage, commemorative medals, badges, and postcards that reflect various milestones in the history of cosmonautics. Of course, it also includes materials dedicated to Yuri Gagarin's first human space flight. A separate section in the collection is devoted to him.