The Presidential Library to honor Alexander Pushkin’s memory

February 10, 2021, on the day of the death of the great poet, the annual conference and webinar "Alexander Pushkin’s Memorial Day" will be held at the Presidential Library at 10:00. The event will be broadcasted live on the library's portal, in the official group on the VKontakte social network and on the institution's YouTube channel.

The main goal of the traditional conference and webinar is to preserve the memory of Alexander Pushkin’s life and career, to attract interest to his personality, to promote the heritage of the classic of Russian literature.

In 2021, the program of the conference and webinar includes an interview-session "St. Petersburg - Moscow: A Word about Pushkin" and a thematic session "Pushkin Winters".

The conference participants are expected to speak by specialists from renowned museums, libraries and other cultural institutions. They will be devoted to a variety of topics: the last year of the poet's life, Pushkin's nanny Arina Rodionovna and his wife Natalia Goncharova, the novel "Eugene Onegin", the classic's connection with the Trans-Baikal Territory and etc.

The audience will also be told about the "Pushkin-digital" project and the All-Russian contest of research, design and creative works "You, as a first love, Russia's heart will not forget...". And, of course, on this day, the poems of the great poet will be performed within the walls of the Presidential Library.

The library's collections and portal contain a large number of materials illustrating the life and career of the classic of Russian literature, some of which are available in the electronic collection Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837).

It includes digital copies of books, articles, archival documents, abstracts, dissertations, video works, postcards, drawings and paintings depicting the poet and people of his circle. A significant place in the collection belongs to articles from pre-revolutionary periodicals, which provide different attitude towards Pushkin and his career over time.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 February 9, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, hudjakova@prlib.ru Alexandra Khudyakova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 167; mob. +7 (981) 788-28-08.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.