The centers of access to the resources of the Presidential Library abroad are being expanded

Today, June 20, 2017, the Presidential Library opened another remote electronic reading room in Germany. It is located on the basis of the German-Russian Institute of Culture in Dresden and was the third in this country: two access centers are successfully operating in Berlin and Munich.

Residents and guests of Dresden received access to unique documents and books from the Presidential Library's fund, including the materials of the electronic collection "Russia-Germany: from the history of relationship". It includes studies, essays, collections of official documents that reflect individual pages of the history of Germany since the IX century, as well as a long history of diplomatic, military, economic and cultural ties between the two countries from the middle of the XVII century to the beginning of the XX century. 

Providing open access to its fund for the widest range of users along with preserving the historical and cultural heritage is an important direction of the work of the Presidential Library. As part of the development of this activity, on June 22, 2017 it will be opened the first center for remote access to the resources of the Presidential Library in Austria, which will be located in Vienna on the basis of the Russian Center for Science and Culture.

By the opening of a new center of access the Presidential Library presented on its portal a new digital collection "Russia-Austria: from the history of relationship". It presents electronic copies of official documents, archival materials and studies covering diplomatic, military, cultural and economic relations between Austria and Russia in different historical periods since the XVII century. For example, such rare publications as "The reports of the Austrian envoy at the Russian court of Lebzeltern for the years 1816-1826" or "Notes of the Russian traveler A. Glagolev, from 1823 to 1827. Part 1. Russia. Austria".   

Today, 30 remote electronic reading rooms of the Presidential Library are open in 24 countries, including Great Britain, Finland, Bulgaria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and others. Similar centers are in high demand, especially among compatriots living abroad or working away from Homeland, - an access to unique materials related to the history of the Russian Federation is opened.