The Russian State Library in Moscow is the national library of Russia and one of the largest libraries in the world. It grew out of the library of the Rumyantsev Museum, which opened to the public in 1862 and was based on the collection of Count Nikolay Rumyantsev. After the Revolution it was reorganized and became the Lenin Library, taking over much of the historical Pashkov House, a neoclassical building near the Kremlin. Over the 20th century it gained a huge main building and enormous reading rooms. It was given its present name in 1992, and it holds many millions of items.
Before and after
- from 13 September 1861 to 20 September 1861Siege of Lexington
- 10 October 1861Birth of Fridtjof Nansen
- 25 October 1861Founding of Toronto Stock Exchange
- 9 November 1861Origins of Canadian football
- 1862Construction of Russian State Library
- 1862Publication of Les Misérables
- 18 January 1862Death of John Tyler
- 21 January 1862Founding of Opel
- 23 January 1862Birth of David Hilbert
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1830Publication of Book of Mormon
- 1890Rise of Art Nouveau
- 28 December 1895The Lumiere brothers hold the first public film screening
- c. 1900sRise of Expressionism
- 1909Rise of Futurism
- c. 1910sRise of Dada
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.