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Mission of the National Library
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia is a place for reading, communication, creativity and new ideas. The National Library is an institution which fulfils different functions in the field of information activity, preservation of traditions, education and intellectual leisure. We aim at becoming an open social center for the local community.
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Names in the History of Karelia: Nikolay Varlamov and Anna Lisitsyna
In order to mark the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the National Library's online project Names in the History of Karelia has been expanded to include the names of Heroes of the Soviet Union who fought in the Great Patriotic War on the Karelian Front.
A delegation of experts on the Roerich heritage in Petrozavodsk
A delegation of representatives from the International Council for the Roerich Heritage and the Standing Commission of the Union of Museums of Russia paid a working visit to Petrozavodsk, the National Library of Karelia, and the Karelian Centre of Nicholas Roerich.
Foreign/Own: ”Artctic novels” and Umka in Karelian
The program of the Foreign/Own project was dedicated to the Arctic theme in the literature. Participants got acquainted with different works and translated one of them into Karelia.
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