The Polish Institute in Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the RAS and the Institute of History and Political Science University of Białystok announce the 10^th Open Contest “Topical science (Soviet Union, Poland and other states of Central and Eastern Europe in the world policy of the 20^th century)” (Aktualnaya nauka) conducted in commemoration of O.N. Ken.

On April 18, 2017 at the session of Academic Council the director of the Library of the RAS I.M. Belyaeva delivered a report “The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences nowadays”. She outlined the modern tasks of the library; sketched its problems and difficulties. Then the speaker answered multiple questions.
Participants of this session highly appreciated the work of the Library of the RAS on the whole and employees of the library branch situated in the Institute in particular and called for productive cooperation to continue.

The publishing house of the Novgorod State Museum-Reserve issued the next book in the series “Novgorod deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire” “Vladimir Miliutin. Apologist of technical education in Russia. The deputy of the Fourth Duma” (“Vladimir Miliutin. Apologet tehnicheskogo obrazovania v Rossii. Deputat Chetvertoi Dumy”) written by B.N. Kovaliov (Novgorod th Great, 2017. ISBN 978-5-89896-494-8). It is the second book prepared to publication by Novgorod the Great branch of the Russian Historical Society and it continues the cycle of works of D.Sc. in History B.N. Kovaliov on the course of life of Novgorod deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire.

On April 13, 2017 Yurii Georgievich Alekseev, outstanding scholar, great specialist in Russian Medieval history, D.Sc. in History, professor of Saint Petersburg State University has died. Many years Yurii Georgievich worked in Saint Petersburg Institute of History. Burial service and funeral has took place on April 17. He was buried at Smolonskoye cemetery.

On April 12, 2017 at the Academics’ House named after Maxim Gorkii (Palace embankment, 26) the conference of scholars-beginners “Young scholars of the 21^st century” took place. This event engages pupils and students of other secondary education institutions of Saint Petersburg and has been carried out for 21st time in a row by the Academics’ House with constant support from Saint Petersburg Institute of History. Institute researchers Cand. Sc. In History A.I. Bogomolov, Cand. Sc. In History S.A. Isaev, Cand. Sc. In History S.V. Kulikov were the members of the jury of the section “History”.
The results of the conference will be announced in a month at the closing session, and at the same time awards and diplomas will be presented.

Saint Petersburg Institute of History announces that entire archive of all the issues of the Proceedings of SPbII RAN (LOII) since 1959 till 2016 has been digitized and is available at the institute’s website. It will be replenished with every new issue.

Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the RAS in cooperation with the Institute of History of SPbSU welcome everyone to session of the Seminar on Old Russian history that will take place at 4.00 p.m. on March 30, 2017 in SPbIH RAS (Petrozavodskaya str., 7; Conference hall (room 23)) hosted by V.G. Vovina and A.V. Sirenov.

This time Cand. Sc. In History A.I. Razdorsky will deliver a report “Kursk of Kiev and Kursk of Moscow: two stories of one town or on story of two towns?”.