4 February 1889 Russian-American sociologist was born in a small Komi village of Turya in northern Russia

The main topics at the meeting were reporting about 2021 achievements and planning for the future

The National Library of Komi has opened after two-year renovation works

The annual charity marathon has collected presents to be delivered to the Old People's Home

A thematic team game has tested readers' love and knowledge of the Russian classic writer

The National Library of Komi took part in a Quatari-Russian round table

For the first time, the National Library of Komi wins the all-Russian competition of librarians

Foreign students studying in Komi send specially designed postcards to their friends and families

The new cooperation agreement regulates joint activities of the two partner organizations

Fresh acquisitions for the Foreign Language Literature Department

What is worth doing on the Biblio Night

The M.A. Castrén Society has allocated a grant to the National Library of the Komi Republic

A diverse programme of online events to celebrate the Northern identity

100 years ago, Victor Savin established the first theater troupe in Komi

An exhibition commemorating the great Russian poet will tell about sports in Pushkin's life

The Marvellous Republic of Komi and Komi Highlights are published in Syktyvkar for English-speaking readers

On December 6, 1920, the first ABC book in the Komi language was printed, compiled by Vasiliy Molodtsov

Support our crowdfunding project and have fun anticipating the New Year

Highlights in the world on Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia related by culture and languages

An online training course in practical digital skills has been launched by the National Library of Komi

The National Library of Komi and the regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry have signed a cooperation agreement

Public voting for the best photo is over. The winners will be awarded on 26 September

On September 26, join the online discussion with a panel of experts on modern Russian fiction

A bicycle parking has been installed at the library entrance with QR codes for downloading books

Meet Women's Prize for Fiction winners from our collection

A tender has been held for the capital renovation of the National Library of the Komi Republic

Specialist of the National Library of the Komi Republic Ekaterina Mandrik is a winner at the annual Tavrida ART Festival

One of the tasks of the library specialists is preserving periodicals of the past

A new bilingual edition of Ivan Kuratov's poetry is now available in Komi with a parallel translation into French

The National Library takes part in the Regional Forum for Social Innovations and Initiatives

The new partnership will bring diverse educational events to a wide public

Our congratulations to those who associate their lives with travels and discoveries

Komi Branch of Sberbank hands over more than 90 items of business literature to the library collection

A book contest announcement

Minister of Culture, Tourism and Archives signs the appointment on 1 June

Read the articles published in a leading Komi paper in the summer of 1943

These articles were published in a Komi newspaper in October 1942

Collective farmers in Komi join Socialist Competition

Read these articles published in a leading Komi newspaper in June 1942

Real war correspondence between soldiers and students of a Syktyvkar school

Read two reports from the Komi press of the World War II period translated by university students

The National Library of Komi suggested students read and translate local newspaper stories from 1941-1945 as part of their English language course

A marathon of virtual events stormed the VKontakte social network

Anyone can take part in the creation of a unique book that will come out in the summer of 2020

The inter-regional foresight session discusses a partnership project at the III Northern Cultural Forum

The legendary female skiing team tell about their polar expeditions to the guests of the traditional annual event sponsored by the National Library of the Komi Republic

Readers from four Russian libraries talk online about the crime trilogy by the Finnish author

The Readers' Club discussed international book awards and reliability of short lists

Head for protection of cultural heritage sites tells about the changing townscape of Syktyvkar

National Library of Komi presents a book review about Sámi culture and language and joins Murmansk Regional Scientific Library in an online book tour

The National Library of Komi pops up at the Parma Shopping Centre with a fun examination session

Take a look at the record of time in local newspapers covering 1941-1945

The board of trustees of the Komi National Library holds its 25th meeting

Business News Komi and the National Library of the Komi Republic launch a joint project

New Year gifts are delivered to the Retirement Home in Syktyvkar

The library specialists present services and resources at the international exhibition in Syktyvkar

The National Library of Komi opens a book crossing stall in Parma Shopping Centre

The library quiz game based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novels tested the knowledge of the author's fans

Specialists of the National Library of Komi hosted the section on entrepreneurship at the VIII Youth Look city forum

The environmental project for recycling domestic waste is ongoing

30 October is commemorated in Russia as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of political repressions

On 20 October, the National Library of Komi welcomed the visitors at the traditional annual event celebrating inter-cultural communication

The celebration of the first Komi poet's birthday took place in his home village of Kuratovo

The summer holiday season is in full swing, but the library life is still busy

We commemorated the events of 22 June 1941 by public reading of war poetry

Every Friday, at lunch time, you can find us in Kirov park with a selection of books we offer for free

On 6 June, the library events are traditionally centered around the birthday of the classic Russian poet Alexander Pushkin

Starting with a festive assembly, followed by fun activities for children and finished with a library quiz for adults, the Library Day united library professionals and its most devoted patrons

The award ceremony held on 19 May presented the winners of the annual contest

A talk by professional photorgaphers about experiment in their art

Read about the upcoming enents for our readers and visitors

On 13 April, the National Library of the Komi Republic hosted the Russian literacy test for the fifth time

Take a test in the actors slang, try being a decorator, choose your costume, put on a show...

On 14 April, we are talking about Hungary with leading interpreter and expert in Hungarian literature Oxana Yakimenko (St. Petersburg)

The Sunday programme marked the 210th birthday of the Russian classic writer

1 April, a fresh initiative promoting native languages is launched by the Komi National Library

The first regional co-working centre for schoolchildren opened at the National Library of the Komi Republic on Sunday

The National Library of the Komi Republic continues the contest for the best video dedicated to the classic Russian poet

A club of amateur genealogy researchers meets for the first time on 18 March, Monday

The international library convention in Syktyvkar opens with the discussion of the Russian National Culture Project

14-15 March, the international forum of librarians will gather representatives of 25 Russian regions and 4 countries at the National Library of the Komi Republic

28 February, on the last winter day, the National Library of Komi held the traditional eventful Arctic Day

The regional stage of the School Patent International Children's Award summoned the young winners at the National Library of Komi

28 February, the National Library of the Komi Republic will become a platform for the discussion of challenges facing the northern territories

The Komi National Library will join the All-Russian annual public German dictation on 22 February

28 February Professor Aleksandr Piliasov will open the traditional Day of the Arctic at the Komi National Library

17 February, come and join us at the library for the special Sunday programme dedicated to countries of Northern Europe

13 February, we held a meeting of war veterans commemorating 30 years since the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan

27 January our readers' club, The Tip of the Iceberg, had a meeting with a guest from Mexico

Director Olga Miftakhova has taken part in the round table discussion focusing on the establishment of model libraries in Komi

Be invited to attend a guitar concert of writer and archpriest Mikhail Khodanov on 25 January, 17:00

On 15 January, the National Library of the Komi Republic presents the new edition of Mikhail Lebedev's classic narrative poem

A new readers' club is launched at the Komi National Library

Free mini libraries for book exchange get new homes in Kirov Park

10 December, Syktyvkar people had the pleasure of meeting American professor of Slavic studies Irvin Weil in the National Library of the Komi Republic

13 December, the National Library of the Komi Republic remembers its patron, curator, and friend

If you have run out of ideas for Christmas presents, you can try and make one yourself. Here is a book that will make it easy: Mostly Mittens by Charlene Schurch.

10 December, the National Library of the Komi Republic will host a meeting with Irvin Weil, PhD. of Harvard University, a leading American authority on Russian literature

22 November, a delegation from Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, visited the Komi National Library

The presentation of the book by French linguist Sébastien Cagnoli at the Komi National Library gathers over 60 guests

18 November, the Sunday programme at the Komi National Library takes you into the world of creative thinking

20 November, 13:30, French linguist Sébastien Cagnoli presents his book about the national theater of Komi

The National Library of Komi celebrates the 200th anniversary of the classic Russian novelist

The National Library of Komi invites librarians, archive and museum workers to take part in our interregional seminar

Komi libraries will build a regional network of information support to children's intellectual and creative initiatives

We commemorate the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions by the exhibition dedicated to persecuted clergymen of the Komi Republic

Syktyvkar people celebrated the Day of Finno-Ugric Peoples together with the National Library

22 October, the National Library of the Komi Republic presented a mobile exhibition of illustrations, posters and books from Munich

International exhibition "Living in the Komi Landscape" has been a major event in the Komi National Library

For two evenings in a row, our special guest at the Foreign Language Literature Department was Swedish journalist and photographer Kenneth Mikko

Swedish journalist Kenneth Mikko meets university students to talk about the past, present, and future of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region cooperation

The White Wall Art Project presents an exhibition of paintings by Tamara Maksimova

One Sunday in the National Library - in 12 languages

Komi National Library takes part in the XIX Russian-Finnish Cultural Forum in Savonlinna

7 October, we are opening a new season of family-friendly Sunday programmes

4 October, the National Library of Komi hosted the All Russian Economic dictation

27 September, the National Library of Komi presents The Time of Heroes Mythological Map of the Komi Republic

Give your vote for the home region in the Russian Ecotravel Nomination of the National Geographic Traveler Award 2018.

The Komsomolskaya Pravda Newspaper, Komi Edition, invites the readers of the National Library to take part in a charity photo shooting within the library building.

18 September, an international science and art exhibition of four universities opens in the National Library

The National Library welcomes freshmen of Syktyvkar colleges

Jean-Pierre Thomas talks about European politics and answers your questions at the interactive conference at the Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg

The National Library of Komi joins the Russian Bike-to-Work Initiative

Our partner Goethe Institute brings five films to show to a wide public.

A new season in the library opens with a talk about fashion, the German film festival and a joint exhibition of four universities

The White Wall project of the Komi National Library exhibits graphics by Vsevolod Zolotarev

The Komi National Library presents an exhibition of young artists dedicated to Russian Orthodox missionary Steven of Perm.

Summer of 2003. An adventerous Swedish reporter goes on a motorcycle expedition to explore a big and fascinating region of Russia - the Komi Republic.

Friday, plenty of sunshine and lots of free books - that's a recipe of feeling good from the National Library!

Children's author Ekaterina Romanchuk presented her new book of poetry Miracles Indeed.

Summer is a busy season for outdoor events. In July ethnic festivals are held in many towns and villages of Komi.

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