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Presidential Library marks Vladimir Mayakovsky's birthday
On 19 July 1893 in the village of Baghdadi, Kutaisi governorate, in the family of Vladimir Konstantinovich Mayakovsky, an impoverished nobleman who served as a forester, and Alexandra Alexeevna Pavlenko, who came from a family of Kuban Cossacks, was born a son Vladimir - the future Soviet poet, playwright, painter, graphic artist.
Professional development at Presidential Library
From 21 to 24 July 2025 the Presidential Library will provide training for individual students on additional professional development programmes: "Improving the effectiveness of the educational process based on the methodology of using digital resources of the Presidential Library" and "Innovative approaches in library and information activities using the Presidential Library resources with information and educational potential". The training will be held remotely.
Presidential Library marks International Chess Day
International Chess Day is celebrated on 20 July 2025. The holiday has been celebrated since 1966 by decision of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), founded on 20 July 1924 in Paris.
Presidential Library commemorates Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich, founder of House of Romanov
On 22 July 1596, a son was born into the boyar family of the Romanovs, who was named Mikhail. And on 21 July 1613, just a day before his 17th birthday, in the Cathedral of the Dormition at Moscow Kremlin he was crowned, laying the foundation of the dynasty that ruled Russia for 304 years. On the Presidential Library's portal, in the section Zemsky Sobor of 1613. The accession of a new dynasty in the collection House of Romanov. The Zemsky Sobor of 1613 a large number of rare books and documents that tell about the activities and personality of Mikhail Fyodorovich, the first of the House of Romanov, are presented.
Tour of Presidential Library for House for Stage Veterans
On 16 July 2025 the Presidential Library was visited by representatives of the House of Stage Veterans named after M. G. Savina - a long-term partner of the Digital National Library.
Films and video lectures presented at Presidential Library's TV channel
The Battle of Stalingrad, the Day of the Russian Navy and the Christianization of Russia - films and video lectures about this and more will be shown on the Presidential Library's TV channel from 16 to 31 July.
Presidential Library presents book dedicated to renowned journalist Vladimir Sungorkin
The book by writer and historian Stanislav Goldfarb Sungorkin, or How Komsomolskaya Pravda was tempted is now available in electronic form on the Presidential Library portal. Everyone from any part of the world can read it. The publication was donated to the library by the editorial staff of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
Presidential Library marks 50th anniversary of Soviet-American Soyuz-Apollo flight
Полвека назад, 15 июля 1975 года, начался совместный советско-американский полёт «Союз» — «Аполлон». Президентская библиотека подготовила отдельный раздел «Совместный советско-американский космический полёт „Союз“ – „Аполлон“», посвящённый этому историческому событию. Ознакомиться с документами раздела можно в коллекции «Открытый космос».
Information resources from Presidential Library presented at Moscow Inclusive Tournament ‒ 2025
On 12 July 2025, the "Moscow Inclusive Tournament 2025 World of Tanks + UAV Fijital" took place at the G.O.R.A. Museum of Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill. The event was held in order to preserve historical memory and was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and one of the largest tank battles in military history near Prokhorovka, which took place on 12 July 1943.
Great Russia project tellsabout famous mechanic and inventor Ivan Kulibin
The year 2025 marks the 290th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Kulibin, the famous technician-innovator who became a symbol of Russian invention. "Nizhny Novgorod Archimedes", as his contemporaries called him, created the design of a bridge across the Neva River, a lift, a searchlight, an optical telegraph, a velomobile, mechanical prostheses and much more. Information about the self-taught scientist is contained in the section Outstanding scientists and inventors of the XVIII century of the project Great Russia, presented by the Presidential Library.