The Presidential Library to highlight the first St. Petersburg hotels

April 22, 2021, at 14:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a multimedia lesson "Petersburg Hospitality: Tradition and the Present Time". This is the second lesson in the series of "The Origins of St. Petersburg Hospitality: Events, People, Places" lessons, organized by the Presidential Library in cooperation with the St. Petersburg State University of Economics.

As part of the lesson, Anna Skobeltsyna, Associate Professor of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business at St. Petersburg State University of Economics, will tell students of St. Petersburg schools how the history of hospitality began in the city on the Neva: where they could stay, what were the first hotels, conditions and rules of living there. The participants of the event will learn how the world famous Astoria, Yevropeyskaya and Oktyabrskaya hotels appeared in the city, how they run today and by whom they are managed.

Anna Skobeltsyna will explain what hotel chains and global hotel brands are. In addition, she will talk about the hotelier's profession: why it is interesting and why it is still in demand.

The materials from the Presidential Library’s collections, revealing the history of St. Petersburg hospitality: pre-revolutionary guidebooks, postcards and photographs will be provided at the lesson. Schoolchildren will discuss the information received and will also be able to check how much they have mastered the material studied by answering Anna Skobeltsyna's questions.

The multimedia lesson will be broadcasted live on the Presidential Library's portal in the Live broadcasts section, in the Presidential Library's cinema club group on the VKontakte social network and on the institution's YouTube channel.

The cycle of multimedia lessons "The Origins of St. Petersburg Hospitality: Events, People, Places" was launched on March 18, 2021 with a lesson on the history of the first industrial exhibition in Russia, which took place in St. Petersburg in 1829. At subsequent events, schoolchildren will learn about the origins of the St. Petersburg congress and exhibition business and tourism, discover little-known historical facts.

Interactive lessons are regularly held in the Presidential Library. The detailed information is available on the institution's portal in the Multimedia lessons section. Classes are held free of charge. More information about entries in multimedia lessons are available by calling (812) 305-16-51 or by emailing cep@prlib.ru.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 April 21, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, titunina@prlib.ru Kristina Titunina, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 781; mob. +7 (999) 218-05-98.

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.