The National Unity Day and Revolutionary Events - at the exhibitions of the Presidential Library

November 4 marks one of the most important public holidays – the National Unity Day.

The Presidential Library devoted this event to the opening of the exhibition "Traditional Confessions: for the Benefit of a Strong Russia". The exposition presents about 100 pictures of churches, as well as information about the history of the parishes of various faiths.

The exposition can be visited from 1 to 3 November, for which you must first register by phone (812) 334-25-14 or send an email to: excursion@prlib.ru.

The history of each of the temples presented at the exhibition is unique. For the first time, the Church of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, which is located in the building of the Holy Synod (where the Presidential Library is now housed), and the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in the building of the Government Senate, is now in session for the Constitutional Court.

The need for the appearance of a mosque in St. Petersburg was due to the fact that almost from the time of the founding of St. Petersburg in the area of ​​the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Tatar settlement and the Islamic community were formed. In 1881, the Mufti of St. Petersburg Muslims appealed to the Russian government with a request for the construction of a mosque - and today it emphasizes the uniqueness of the city.

Another unusual for Saint-Petersburg building - the building of the Buddhist temple "Datsan Gunzehoyney". When developing its architectural design, a Tibetan cathedral temple (Tsogchen-dugan) was taken as a model.

The Jews who took part in the construction of Saint-Petersburg also turned to the court with a request for the construction of a synagogue in the city. On September 1, 1869, Emperor Alexander II approved the decision of the Committee of Ministers on permission to build a synagogue in place of the Temporary Chapel for educated Jews. The Great Choral Synagogue became the focus of Jewish religious life in Saint-Petersburg.

Petersburg is represented by several churches and parishes. The largest of these is the basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria. This is one of the first Western Christian parishes in Russia, founded in the first quarter of the XVIII century.

Thanks to the harmonious development of relations between the faiths, the followers of the various religious and cultural traditions of the Northern capital are beneficially influencing each other spiritually enriched.

The exhibition timed to the holiday is not limited to the walls of the Presidential Library. From October 28 to November 12, the digitized newsreel of 1917 will be shown on information screens in the salons of 250 buses serving the city and regional routes of the company “Passazharavtotrans”.