The Presidential Library to tell about the rules for holding a public event

On September 27, 2021, at 11:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a video lecture entitled The constitutional right of citizens to assemble peacefully, without weapons, to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets as part of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event will be the third in the series of lectures A man, his rights and freedoms - the highest constitutional value.

The event will be attended by students of the Pushkin Leningrad State University, who study constitutional law as part of the educational program. The video lecture is free. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library's portal in the Live broadcast section in accordance with the program of live events, on the institution's YouTube channel and in the group of the Presidential Library on the VKontakte social network.

The video lecture will be held by Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of State Law of the Pushkin Leningrad State University Vadim Mamonov. He will talk about Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which speaks of the right of citizens to assemble peacefully, without weapons, to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets. He will pay attention to the historical aspects of the formation of this law in Russia, consider the forms of public events and their features, and show practical examples. Participants in the video lecture will also learn about the rules for holding a public event.

The Presidential Library provides materials on the history of the Basic Law of our country. This information is available in the special digital collection Constitution – Basic Law. It provides open access to the texts of the constitutions of the Russian state of various historical epochs. Besides, the collection includes digital copies of official documents, as well as research, publications, memoirs, video materials illustrating the creation of the Basic Law in detail.

The Presidential Library also promotes the Constitution of our country with the amendments approved during the All-Russian Referendum on July 1, 2020. The text of the document entered the institution's collections and is available on its official portal.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 11:00 September 24, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, titunina@prlib.ru Kristina Titunina, tel.: (812) 305-16-40, ext. 781; mob. +7 999 218-05-98.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.