National Library of Russia

The history of the National Library of Russia begins with its foundation on 27 May 1795 and covers a period of just under two hundred years. The history of the country during these two centuries covers many different periods: eras of Catherine the Great, Alexander I, Nicholas I, the major reforms which took place in the 1850s, the February Revolution of 1917 and the October Revolution, the World War II. See also: The mirror of the world. Five centuries of geographical atlas, Dutch cartography of Russia, 16th – 18th century (Project) Mutual Cultural Heritage Database (Project)