The Presidential Library reported how St. Petersburg became one of the most popular cities in the world

May 13, 2021 the Presidential Library hosted a lesson for schoolchildren entitled "The Origins of St. Petersburg Tourism". That was the fourth lesson in the series "Petersburg Hospitality: Tradition and the Present Time", organized by the Presidential Library in cooperation with the St. Petersburg State University of Economics.

The lecture was delivered by Olga Maslennikova, Senior Lecturer of the Economics and Management Department in the Service Sector of the St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Director for Development of the "Petrovskaya Akvatoria" Scale Model Museum. She talked about the origins of St. Petersburg tourism and measures taken by Peter I and Catherine II to attract foreign and domestic travelers to the city on the Neva. Besides, school students learned about the hospitality traditions of foreign countries borrowed by St. Petersburg.

The lesson involved materials of the Presidential Library's collections, which repository keeps more than a million depository items - digital copies of books and periodicals, archival documents, audio and video recordings, photographs, scientific and educational films, etc.

Participants of the event discussed the delivered information and had opportunity to check their knowledge by answering Olga Maslennikova's questions.

The lecture "The Origins of St. Petersburg Tourism" was free. The multimedia lesson was broadcasted live on the Presidential Library's portal in the Live broadcasts section, in the Presidential Library's cinema club group on the VKontakte social network and on the institution's YouTube channel.

The cycle of multimedia lessons "The Origins of St. Petersburg Hospitality: Events, People, Places" was launched on March 18, 2021, with a lesson on the history of the first industrial exhibition in Russia, which took place in St. Petersburg in 1829. The second lesson described the first St. Petersburg hotels, and the third - the development of gastronomic traditions.

At subsequent events, school students will learn about the origins of the St. Petersburg congress and exhibition business and tourism, discover little-known historical facts about the development of tourism in the city on the Neva.

Interactive lessons are regularly held in the Presidential Library. The detailed information is available on the institution's portal in the Multimedia lessons section. Classes are held free of charge. More information about entries in multimedia lessons are available by calling (812) 305-16-51 or by emailing cep@prlib.ru.