Working hours:
Monday – Friday: from 10:00 to 18:00 (entrance to the building is until 17:00). Saturday, Sunday – days off.
Address: St. Petersburg, Contacts: (812) 305-16-31, Electronic reading rooms
Reading room on Senate Square, 3 |
Procedure for visiting the electronic reading room Before visiting the reading room, please make a registration on the Internet portal (create a Personal account). The primary visit in the current calendar year of the ERR at Senate Square, 3 is carried out only by appointment. Application form for visiting the Reading Room (Senate Square, 3, A) Persons under the age of 14 may visit the Reading Room accompanied by parents, tutors, custodians or accompanying persons (if they have a birth certificate). Applications received before 16:00 from Monday to Friday are processed within the next working day (for citizens of the Russian Federation) and within the next three business days (for foreign citizens and stateless persons). Visitors who have received a confirmation of admission to the building may visit the electronic reading room during the current calendar year during the library's opening hours. Access may be limited during the period of events, as well as on the days of routine maintenance. In case of any difficulties with access to the Presidential Library, please contact the reading room specialist by phone 305-16-31. Regulations for using the Reading Room of the Presidential Library (RUS) (Senate Square, 3, A) The regulations of excursion service are available on the page Excursions (pre-registration). Information about visiting exhibitions is available on the page Exhibitions (pre-registration). The Presidential Library’s collections involve a variety of types of resources: book publications, rare archive documents, old manuscripts, visual and cartographic materials, multimedia content (audio and video recordings). The main theme of the collections is related to the history of Russia (from antiquity to the present day), domestic legislation and the Russian language. Particular attention is paid to issues of national geography and local history, Russia's relations with other countries, the reflection of Russian history in works of literature and art. The ERR materials will be of interest to everyone who is truly interested in the history of the country and the search for new facts. The Presidential Library in social networks:
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