A film about beautiful places and amazing people of Leningrad Region to be screened at the Presidential Library

On June 28, 2022 at 16:00 the Presidential Library will host a screening of the film “Custodians. My Leningrad Region" directed by Anastasia Bar.

The land around St. Petersburg is known for its beauty: palaces, parks, gardens, fountains, fortresses... Its historical memory keeps traces of enemy invasions and great discoveries. It inspired the creation of literary and musical works... It would seem - what's new can be said about these locations?

“We decided to make a film about people who keep history - about museum workers who not only preserve museum and archival treasures for us and our descendants, but also make amazing discoveries, unravel the mysteries of history ... Gatchina, the Great Gatchina Palace and Estate, Nabokov's memorial estate - "Rozhdestveno", the stationmaster's house in Vyra, Shlisselburg, a fortress in Staraya Ladoga...", - said the film director Anastasia Bar.

The film "Custodians. My Leningrad Region" has been created by the Higher School of Directors and Screenwriters with a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, provided by the Presidential Grants Foundation.

The film screening will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live broadcasts section, in the Presidential Library’s cinema club group on the VKontakte social network, as well as on the institution's Rutube- and Telegram-channels.

The cinema club meeting will be held at the Presidential Library at the address: Senate Square, 3. Please confirm your personal presence by 12:00 June 27 by phone: 305-16-35; +7 921 594-16-13 or by e-mail: smolina@prlib.ru, Elena Smolina.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 June 27, 2022.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru Tatyana Pechnikova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 534; mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

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.