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03/04/2022. A creative meeting with an artist and writer Dmitry Dmitriev
A creative meeting with an artist and writer Dmitry Dmitriev took place in the conference hall of the National Library of Karelia.
30/03/2022. Elias Lönnrot's Trips: to the 220th Anniversary
The National Library of Karelia held a traditional local history event dedicated to the 220th anniversary of Elias Lönnrot, the creator of the epic poem Kalevala, scientist, doctor, cultural influencer, musician and a very multifaceted person.
14/03/2022. The competition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia has started
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia opened the XXII exhibition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia 2021. The exhibition annually marks the beginning of the competition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia.
14/03/2022. Cultural meetings
The National Library of Karelia was visited by artists working on a new production of the ballet Sampo based on the Karelian and Finnish epic poem Kalevala at the Musical Theater of Karelia.
01/03/2022. A new edition of the epic poem Kalevala and «Rune Tales»
The National Library of Karelia presented a new edition of the epic poem Kalevala retold by Alexandra Lyubarskaya and illustrated by Dmitry Dmitriev (Periodika Publishing House).
28/02/2022. Elias Lönnrot. Trips to Karelia
February 28, 2022:
On the International Kalevala Day, many friends and admirers of Karelian national culture and the Karelian and Finnish epic poem came to the National Library of Karelia to take part in the traditional event «Let’s Read the Runes of Kalevala».
22/02/2022. Public Libraries in the Digital Environment and Media Space
February 22, 2022:
The National Library of Karelia held a seminar «Public Libraries in the Digital Environment and Media Space». The seminar was held in the format of a webinar, the broadcast was carried out in real time on the ZOOM platform.