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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.
Little-known facts about abdication of Nicholas II presented in documents of Presidential Library
On March 15 (old style - March 2), 1917, a significant event took place that rightfully ranks among the most important events in the history of Russia in the 20th century - Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne for himself and his young son Alexei. The following day, his younger brother Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich also refused to assume supreme power. This marked the end of more than three centuries of rule by the House of Romanov and the end of the history of monarchy in Russia.
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.
Documents of Presidential Library tell about strength and courage of women residents of besieged Leningrad
"The stronger gender is not men, but women," Dmitry Tarasevich wrote in his memoirs, published in the book The Siege of Memory Pages. According to him, this realization came during the hardest time of the siege - in the winter of 1941-42. He wrote: "I was the first to give up, but they saved me. They shared their last piece of bread with me and always encouraged me."
Presidential Library hosted gala concert of graduates of St. Petersburg Conservatory
В преддверии Международного женского дня, 7 марта 2025 года, в Колонном зале Президентской библиотеки состоялся традиционный гала-концерт выпускников кафедры сольного пения Санкт-Петербургской государственной консерватории имени Н. А. Римского-Корсакова.
Presidential Library begins accepting applications for student work competition
On March 7, 2025, the Presidential Library begins accepting term papers, final qualifying papers, articles, reports and other research materials for the student work competition.
Final of media project competition of VIII International Festival of Children's and Youth Creativity "Everything begins with Childhood" took place in Presidential Library
On March 5, 2025, the final of the VIII Media Project International Festival of Children's and Young Creativity "Everything Begins with Childhood" competition was held as part of the meeting of the Presidential Library's Cinema Club.