The Presidential Library and the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Republic of Belarus develop cooperation

On October 18, 2023 the Presidential Library and the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Republic of Belarus signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed by the library’s Director General Yuri Nosov, and the rector of the Academy, Vyacheslav Danilovich.

The main goal of the agreement is the formation of a unified information space in the field of the history of Russian and Belarusian statehood, the Russian and Belarusian languages as the state languages of Russia and Belarus, and the strengthening of the ideas of statehood, citizenship and patriotism among young people.

As part of the event, the remote access center to information resources of the Presidential Library was opened at Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Republic of Belarus. 

In his welcoming speech, Vyacheslav Danilovich noted: “The cooperation agreement with such a major scientific and cultural center as the Presidential Library opens up opportunities for us to access a huge amount of reliable information. This is a great opportunity to use the library’s experience to pass on knowledge further”.

Yuri Nosov emphasized that now students and teachers of the educational institution would be able to get full access to the library’s electronic collections, which number more than a million depository items.

The Presidential Library’s portal features the electronic collection Russia – Belarus. the History of Relations. It includes official documents, research, archival evidence, cartographic and visual materials that spotlight the political, legal, military, socio-economic and cultural aspects of Russian-Belarusian interaction.

Brief information about the Presidential library:

The Presidential Library is under the jurisdiction of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation and is the first electronic national library of Russia.

The library is located in the center of St. Petersburg, in the historical building of the Holy Synod, built in the second quarter of the 19th century according to the design of the outstanding architect Carlo Rossi, and is the largest multifunctional information, scientific, cultural and educational center.

The Presidential Library's collections digitally include books and periodicals, newsreels, photographs, scientific and educational films, dissertation abstracts, archival documents and materials that spotlight the history of Russian statehood, the theory and practice of law, and the Russian language as the state language of the Russian Federation. The volume of the electronic collections is more than a million depository items.

The status and equipment of the Presidential Library make it possible to regularly hold events of various levels and formats - official meetings of government and public figures of Russia and foreign countries, forums, conferences, round tables, concerts, film screenings, presentations, exhibitions.

Specially equipped premises are intended for their organization - a columned hall, a transformable multimedia complex, a meeting room, exhibition halls and others.

Address of the Presidential Library: 190000, St. Petersburg, Senate Square, 3, letter A.