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26/12/2025. Results of the exhibition Let’s Read about the Arctic at the National Library of Karelia
An educational exhibition Let’s Read about the Arctic worked at the exhibition hall of the National Library from October 9 until December 19, 2025. The exhibition is timed to coincide with a significant date – the 500th anniversary of the Northern Sea Route – and was supported by the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA).
23/12/2025. 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.
17/12/2025. 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.
16/12/2025. 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.
10/12/2025. Information and educational seminar "Karelia is my Native Land: Local History Resources of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia"
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia held an information and educational seminar "Karelia is my Native Land: Local History Resources of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia”. The seminar was organized by the National Library of Karelia and the resource centre ”Karelian Literature to the Karelian Schoolchildren” of Petrozavodsk secondary school no 38.
10/12/2025. Teleconference "Language is the Wealth of the Nation" with the S.G. Chavain National Library of the Mari El Republic
Yana Zhemoitelite, Librarian at the Library Service Department of the National Library of Karelia, took part in a friendship teleconference "Language is the Wealth of the Nation" dedicated to the Mari Literary Language Day.
06/12/2025. Presentation of Pavel Sysoev's new book – Pike with a Wolftail
At the big reading hall of the National Library of Karelia, a presentation of Pavel Sysoev's new book, Pike with a Wolftail, took place in the circle of relatives, friends and admirers of the poet's work. Pavel Sysoev is a poet and prose writer and member of the Union of Russian Writers.