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The building at 3 Senatskaya Street, which now houses the Presidential Library, was the house of the Holy Synod, the supreme body of church and state administration for the Russian Orthodox Church until 1917. After that, it was used by the Russian State Historical Archives from 1917 until 2006. In 2009, after a major renovation, the Presidential Library opened its doors in the building.

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Speech by Alexandra Khudyakova, a specialist from the Presidential Library (1:30 - 9:10)

Peter the Great referred to the victory in the Battle of Poltava as "The Great Victory", in which Russia for the first time demonstrated and realized its strength that had been restrained for many centuries. July 8th (or July 27th according to the old style) marks the 315th anniversary of the biggest battle of the Northern War, which took place near the city of Poltava between Russian troops under Peter I and Swedish troops led by Charles XII.

In honor of this victory, the Russian army under Peter the Great's command over the Swedes, the Day of Military Glory of Russia was established, which is celebrated on July 10th.

The Presidential Library's portal presents a wide range of materials dedicated to this significant battle.

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The date for celebrating the Day of Family, Love, and Faithfulness was chosen with sense – it is the memorial day of the holy Prince Pyotr and Princess Fevronia of Murom. Their story of love and marital faithfulness is recounted in the rare volume "New Relations of the Murom Legend of Pyotr  and Fevronia, and the Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok" (1870), which is available in the collections of the Presidential Library.

In addition to this, the Presidential Library provides information about family traditions in our country, including rules for marriage, marriage raids, prohibitions on marriage, and other interesting facts about family life.

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In the halls of the electronic resources at the Russian State Library (A-110, A-115, and A-116), access to resources from the Presidential Library has been added.

The Presidential Library is an entirely digital library that collects and preserves digital copies of books, magazines, archival records of organizations, families, and individuals; copies of historical, documentary, scientific, educational, and feature films; images, photographs; audio files; and other materials. It also includes archival copies of portals of the President, the State Duma, and the Federation Council, as well as federal legislative, executive, and judicial authorities in Russia and its regions.

On the library's portal, users can find virtual exhibits, lectures given by leading scholars in the country, monographs, dissertation abstracts, manuscripts, musical scores, and maps and many others.

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