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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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Lecture by V. V. Yakovlev on Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina
On May 24, on the Day of Slavonic Script and Culture, the National Library hosted an open lecture by candidate of philological sciences Vyacheslav Yakovlev devoted to the novel “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy.
On May 22, the National Library of Karelia opened an exhibition of photographs “My World Without Borders” of the participants of the project “I'll Show You Karelia”, implemented by the Karelian branch of the Russian Children's Fund with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund in 2025.
“Pushkin Card” opens the doors of the National Library of Karelia
The National Library of Karelia continues the “Pushkin Card Week”. This action is aimed at making as many young people as possible aware of the possibilities of the “Pushkin Card” and to start discovering the world of libraries, theaters, museums and concert halls with pleasure.
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