Teachers and mentors

The collection dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the birth of a prominent historian, the creator of original historical concepts and the author of the most stable pre-revolutionary  history textbooks Dmitry Ilovaisky is based on the documents of the personal collections of the Russian State Historical Archives arranged by themes - materials about the life of the historian, his scientific and publishing activities, correspondence and photographs. The "Works" section features extensive collection of his scientific works, textbooks, articles, reviews on them and discussions of Ilovaisky with other historians.

The collection is devoted to the 310th anniversary of Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765), the Russian scientist and encyclopedist, educator, writer, statesman and public figure. It features digital copies of archival documents, books, periodicals, graphic materials and videos.

The collection is dedicated to privy councilor Nikolay Pirogov (1810 – 1881), a Russian surgeon, teacher, and corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.