A video lecture to be dedicated to the centenary of the 1924 Constitution of the USSR in the Presidential Library

On January 22, 2024 at 11:00 Moscow time a lecture dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Constitution will be held in the Presidential Library as part of the video lecture Knowledge of Russia.

The event will be attended by Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of History, Theory, State and Law of Tambov State Technical University, Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Humanitarian Disciplines of the Tambov Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Igor Ivanovich Sanzharevsky.

The following issues will be discussed during the presentation: The Constitution as a social contract based on the recognition of human rights and freedoms, establishing rules for the separation of powers, change and continuity of power; continuity in the development of the Russian state, recognizing the historically established state unity; legitimation of the construction of socialism as a natural stage on the path to communism, education and the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The video lecture is free. The meeting will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in the Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, as well as on the institution’s Rutube-channel, on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Preservation in electronic form and popularization of publications, films, photo and video materials, archival documents on the history of the Russian state are the most important areas in the work of the Presidential Library. Multimedia lessons, video lectures and other events dedicated to this topic are regularly held.

The Presidential Library’s portal features the digital collection Constitution - Basic Law. It includes the texts of the constitutions of the Russian state, starting with the first Constitution of the RSFSR in 1918. The collection introduces the texts of the constitutions of the USSR of 1924, 1936, 1977 (with amendments and additions), as well as the constitutions of the RSFSR of 1925, 1937 and 1978. A large section of the collection is dedicated to the the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in force since 1993, in all its editions, including those approved during the All-Russian vote on July 1, 2020. The text of the document is posted in the electronic collections and published on the official portal, where one can learn about the texts and publications of the constitutions and charters of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 January 21, 2024

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, dyatko@prlib.ru Olga Dyatko, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 190; mob. +7 (900) 658-48-32.

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.