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Presidential Library tells about Battle for Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War
On July 10, 1941, the Battle of Leningrad began, which lasted for more than three years. On January 27, 1944, the city was finally liberated from Nazi Siege, but fighting with enemy invaders continued until August 9th.
Presidential Library invites readers to virtual trip to Lake Baikal using ancient maps of the XVIII and XIX centuries
Ancient maps of Lake Baikal and its surroundings from 1772 and 1806 have been added to the collection of the Presidential Library.
Presidential Library marks 315th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava. Little-known facts about Peter I and Charles XII presented
Peter the Great called the victory in the Battle of Poltava "The Great Victory", in which Russia for the first time showed and realized its strength that had been shackled for many centuries. On July 8, 315 years ago, the largest battle of the Northern War took place, 7 kilometers from the city of Poltava, between Russian troops led by Peter I and Swedish troops led by Charles XII.
Presidential Library marks the Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness
On July 8th, Russia celebrates the Day of Family, Love, and Faithfulness. This official holiday was established in 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree titled About the Day of the Family, Love, and Faithfulness. The document states that the holiday was created in order to promote traditional family values and the spiritual and moral upbringing of children and young people. By decree, 2024 was declared the Year of the Family in Russia.
Reserve Center of Presidential Library in Moscow told about 80th anniversary of Operation Bagration
On July 2nd, 2024, a second methodological seminar titled "80 Years of Operation Bagration: The Liberation of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic" took place in Moscow at the Reserve Center of the Presidential Library of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation, under the theme of "Key Points of Historical Memory". The event was organized by the National Center of Historical Memory under the President in cooperation with the Presidential Library.
Intelligence reports and summaries of 1942-1944 from the Archive of the Foreign Intelligence Service presented on Presidential Library's portal
On July 2nd, 2024, the World War II in Archival Documents collection on the Presidential Library's portal was updated with more than 100 new documents from Soviet intelligence agencies. These materials cover the period between November 1942 and November 1944, and they are stored in the Archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR).
Films, Video Lectures and Webinars about Russian History featured on the Presidential Library's Portal
The Battle of Kursk and the failure of nazi's operation Citadel, Peter the Great's victory at Poltava, and the beginning of the Siege of Leningrad will be featured in films, video lectures, and webinars on the Presidential Library's portal from July 1st to July 15th.
New Arrivals to Presidential Library's Collections: Memoirs from contemporaries describe life of last Russian Emperor's Wife
The attitude of contemporaries towards Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Russian empress, was complex. Some people saw her as overbearing and arrogant, while others viewed her as shy and quiet. They laughed at the fact that only girls were born in the imperial family instead of an expected heir. Some sympathized and pitied Alexandra, while others accused her of having too much influence over Nicholas II.