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The Works by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin in the Libraries of Siberia and the Far East in the Late XIX – Early XX Centuries (on the 200th Anniversary of the Writer's Birth)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 17:38

The goal of the study to recreate the picture of the presence of SaltykovShchedrin’s works in the funds of Siberian and Far Eastern libraries in the late XIX–early XX centuries. Its tasks are: counting the number of volumes with the writer's works and reconstructing the repertoire of his literary work in the libraries of the region in the pre-revolutionary period. The article presents data on 39 libraries operating in 19 cities of Siberia and the Far East – provincial, regional and county centers. The source base consists on 67 printed library catalogs.

“Theater Departments” in the Funds of Siberian Libraries in the Pre-revolutionary Period

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Fri, 01/30/2026 - 22:08

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The relevance of the topic is due to the wide possibilities of using library funds not only for education and upbringing of an individual, but also for organizing and conducting leisure activities, there providing plays from the fund for amateur performances and special literature to help stage. In some libraries, special theater departments were formed to facilitate the search for such literature. Their study is one of the areas of book culture transformation research in social communications of the 19th – 21st centuries.

Book Donations – a Source of Acquisition to the Tomsk City Public Library Collections in the Pre-revolutionary Period

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Fri, 05/23/2025 - 16:38

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The relevance of the topic is determined by the socio- cultural significance of charitable activities. Lack of comprehensive and concrete historical research on the donation of books to the Tomsk City Public Library (TCPL), with the exception of fragmentary references to the names of donors, has conditioned the scientific novelty of the article . The purpose of the work is to analyze book donations as one of the sources of acquisition to the collections of this library. TCPL annual reports for the pre-revolutionary period compile the source base of the study.

Library and Library Society of Employees and Workers of Perm Cannon Factories

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 04/24/2025 - 23:38

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Based on pre-revolutionary sources, the article presents the activities of the library and the Library Society of employees and workers of the Perm (Motovilikhinsky) cannon factories for the period 1907–1915 for the first time. The regulatory documents, regulating their activities during this period, are analyzed.

The Military Research Library of Imperial Engineering Academy and School

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 04/04/2024 - 19:08

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The comprehensive studies on the history of military research libraries are scarce. The authors discuss the history of the library of Imperial Engineering Academy and School; analyze the development of library collection of this institution. The authors chronologize t he h istory o f t he A cademy a nd i ts l ibrary. The relevant regulatory and legal documents that defined the library operation and development, as well as the Academy’s and School’s annual reports, made the basis of the study.

Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology. The past, present and future. (The 65-th anniversary)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sat, 11/04/2023 - 13:38

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The foundation, development and activities of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology (RNPLS&T) are examined in the historical aspect. The precedent events, the origins of the library and development from the initial library collections in science and technology in the early 20-th century are described. The RNPLS&T (the USSR State Public Library for Science and Technology, SPLS&T USSR, at the time of its establishment) has inherited the legacy and, partially, the collections of the State Science Library.

The Library of German Chemical Society: History, provenance, and current status

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Mon, 06/19/2023 - 20:08

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The Library for Natural Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences embraces publications from the Library of German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker). The Library was established all at the same time as the Society, in 1867. The outstanding collection of chemical literature was being developed over decades. The Library was receiving books and journals from Russia owing to close ties between Russian, Soviet and German colleagues.

Dissertations as important scientific legacy: Preservation and access (the case study of the Library of N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 21:38

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The authors discuss the preservation of dissertations by national scientists in the libraries of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) research institutions. A share of theses defended in the Russian Empire before 1918 makes the part of the general collection. Since 1934, the scholarly manuscripts havebeen spinned off into a separate collection, since 1950, along with theses abstracts. The dissertations were transferred to the organizations where they were defended, therefore the collection comprises the works accomplished in different institutions.