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Russian State Library
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Main building of the library, (in front is the monument to Dostoevsky)
Established 1862 (162 years ago) (1862)
Location Moscow, Russia
Branches 3
Collection
Size 44,800,000 (2012)
Access and use
Population served 93,100 (2012)
Other information
Budget RUB 1,740,000,000 (2012)
Director Alexander I. Visly (General Director), Vladimir I. Gnezdilov (Executive Director), Viktor V. Fiodorov (President)
Staff 1830 (2012)

The Russian State Library is the national library of Russia in Moscow. There is another library in Saint Petersburg named the National Library of Russia.

Images for kids

  • Pashkov house

    19th-century postcard of Pashkov House, old building of the Russian State Library, overlooking the Kremlin

  • State Library named after Lenin (left wing of the building)

    Main building of the library, in front is the monument to Dostoevsky

  • Moscow RSL main building asv2019-06 img3

    Entrance hall

  • Moscow RSL main building asv2019-06 img1

    One of the reading rooms

  • Moscow RSL main building asv2019-06 img5

    One of the reading rooms

  • Dostoevsky, Russian State Library, 2009-06-19-2

    Statue of Dostoevsky in front of the library

  • The Soviet Union 1939 CPA 655 stamp (Lenin Library)

    The postage stamp (1939)

  • GBL-stample

    Russian State Library stamp (Soviet times)

  • Michael I's wedding (18 c., RGB) by shakko

    The wedding of tsar Michael I

  • Michael & xenia

    Tver manuscript of George Hamartolus

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Biblioteca del Estado Ruso para niños

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