24.07.2020Exhibition of Materials from the Voltaire LibrarySee our online exhibition that tells the history of Catherine II's unrealized project for building a Russian Replica of Voltaire’s Château near her Summer Palace in Tsarskoye Selo.
30.06.2020Explore the Ostromir GospelExplore the Ostromir Gospel — one of the Library's major highlights. The earliest surviving East Slavic dated book is freely available online. You can view the digitised copy of the manuscript made with great art and skill in the mid-11th century.
23.06.2020State Holiday on 1 JulyAll locations of the National Library of Russia is CLOSED in observance of the Voting Day on 1 JULY. Please visit us another day.