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23/03/2026. The Green March Campaign continues
As part of The Green March Campaign, the National Library of Karelia held an educational lecture Vottovaara: between the Myth and the Science. The lecture was given by Anna Dudyrina, Leading Specialist in Environmental Education at the Vodlozersky National Park and a vibrant and passionate speaker.
20/03/2026. To the anniversary of Liliana Zhokhova. Presentation of the book Nicholas Roerich. The Sortavala Transfiguration
The National Library of Karelia held the presentation of the book Nicholas Roerich. The Sortavala Transfiguration and anniversary event of the book’s author Liliana Zhokhova.
18/03/2026. Opening of the photo exhibition and presentation of the book "Sacred Places. Karelia. Kondopozhsky District"
Until March 27, the National Library of Karelia's winter garden is hosting a photo exhibition by well-known Karelian photographer and traveller Ilya Timin – "Sacred Places. Karelia. Kondopozhsky District."
17/03/2026. Foreign/Own: "Illustrated Tales" by B. Potter in Karelian
The theme of the new meeting of the Foreign/Own project was books by an English writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter. The participants translated one of the most famous fairy-tales, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, into Karelian.
16/03/2026. The first lecture about the Vodlozersky National Park as part of the Green March campaign at the library
On March 16, the Green March campaign started with a lecture ”Historical and Cultural Landscape of the Vodlozersky Park: Archival Research of Recent Years”.
16/03/2026. The Kalevala on the Petrozavodsk City Map
As part of the annual cultural festival Kalevala Mosaic, the National Library held a local history walking tour The Kalevala on the Petrozavodsk City Map under Read Streets like Books! project.
15/03/2026. Kraeved (”Local Historian”) Club. In Memory of Valery Verkhoglyadov
The extended meeting of the Kraeved club was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Verkhoglyadov, local historian, journalist, writer, and photographer.