The Presidential Library’s video lecture spotlights the personality and state activities of Pyotr Stolypin

On April 14, 2022 at 12:00 Moscow time the Presidential Library will host a video lecture “…We need a great Russia!” as part of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin will be attended by authoritative Russian historians.

Stolypin found himself at the pinnacle of his political career during the difficult time for Russia of the first Russian revolution (1905-1907). His work has been criticized and praised. Stolypin himself was sure: "The motherland requires a service so sacrificially pure that the slightest thought of personal gain darkens the soul and paralyzes work" and was true to this principle throughout his life. “The tragic death in office was, as it were, the apotheosis of all the activities of Pyotr Stolypin”, – this is how his contemporary publicist Alexander Izgoev summed up the public service of the prime minister in his book “Pyotr Stolypin: essay about life and career” (1912). The publication is available on the Presidential Library’s portal.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Department of New History of Russia and Deputy Director for Research at the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Igor Lukoyanov will present a lecture “Pyotr Stolypin: the way up”, covering the main stages of his career.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Russian History from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the 20th Century of the Institute of History of St. Petersburg State University Mikhail Florinsky will consider Stolypin's activities as Prime Minister of the Russian Empire as part of the lecture “Pyotr Stolypin at the head of the government of the Russian Empire”.

The issue of Stolypin's relationship with Emperor Nicholas II is still debatable and remains one of the key issues in the study of Russian history at the beginning of the 20th century. Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of New Russian History of the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences will reveal this topic in his lecture "Stolypin and Nicholas II: rivalry and cooperation?"

Additional information about the life and career of Stolypin is available in numerous sources on the Presidential Library’s portal in the collection Pyotr Stolypin (1862–1911) which contains various documentary materials including correspondence and texts of speeches by Stolypin, in particular, as chairman of the Council of Ministers before the members of the State Duma as well as studies and essays dedicated to him. Documents related to the assassination of Stolypin and photographs from the collections of the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents are highlighted.

The video lecture is free. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events and on the institution's YouTube channel.

Interactive lessons and video lectures are regularly held at the Presidential Library. Detailed information is available on the institution's portal in Multimedia Lessons section and in the Video lecture - for school section, which features records of lectures and open lessons held at the Presidential Library.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 11:00 April 13, 2022

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.