Presidential Library's video lecture tells about ostyaks and voguls

On December 23rd, 2024 at 15:00 by Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host an event dedicated to the Khanty and Mansi people as part of the Knowledge of Russia video lecture series.

Maria Meshalkina, an art historian, ethnographer, and expert on rock art at the Presidential Library, will speak about the indigenous peoples of the Urals and Western Siberia - the Ostyaks (Khanty) and Voguls (Mansi). The Khanty and Mansi are a small indigenous group living in the North, mostly in the traditional way of life in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra.

During the lecture, their culture and that of their ancestors will be discussed, based on archaeological findings, ethnographic materials, and expedition reports.

The event is available for everyone. The meeting will be broadcasted on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live Broadcasts section, as well as on the Rutube-channel of the Library, on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

The Presidential Library's portal presents the online project Centuries-Old Yugra, which is dedicated to the exhibition of the same name that is currently on display in the halls of the Presidential Library.

The event will take place at Senate Square, 3 in the Presidential Library. Please confirm your attendance by calling (812) 305-16-21, ext. 262, to Anton Olegovich Druzhevsky by 12:00, December 20th.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 December 20th, 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.