The National Centre RUSSIA and the Russian State Library for Youth signed a cooperation agreement
The
agreement was signed by Natalia Virtuozova, Director General of the National
Centre RUSSIA, and Irina Mikhnova, Director of the Federal State Cultural
Institution "Russian State Library for Youth." This document on joint
activities in organizational, informational, educational, and creative work
marks the first step toward fruitful collaboration.
"It is
an honor for the National Centre RUSSIA to begin cooperation with the Youth
Library. Signing this agreement is only the first step. I sincerely hope that
we will be beneficial to each other in a wide variety of formats,"
emphasized Natalia Virtuozova, Director General of the National Centre RUSSIA.
The
agreement includes the joint organization of symposiums, forums, congresses,
lectures, seminars, master classes, competitions, festivals, and roundtables.
"After
visiting the National Centre RUSSIA, I fully understood the interest it
generates among adults, youth, and our readers. Our agreement is not just a
document we signed but the beginning of extensive collaborative work,"
noted Irina Mikhnova, Director of the Federal State Cultural Institution
"Russian State Library for Youth."
The National Centre RUSSIA and the Russian State Library for Youth will work together on projects aimed at reviving the interest of schoolchildren and students in literature, including science fiction. For instance, in November 2024, the National Centre RUSSIA became a partner of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in promoting and developing science fiction in the country. The annual flagship event of the initiative "Working with Experience and Designing the Future," the international Symposium "Inventing the Future," is held at the National Centre’s venues as part of the Decade of Science and Technology.
The Russian
State Library for Youth has donated a collection of science fiction books to
the National Centre RUSSIA. These works were written by students of the
Literary Workshop led by writer Sergei Lukyanenko.
At the trade fair "INNOPROM. Central Asia", the dialogue of cultures is becoming increasingly visible, expanding in scale and resonating with new audiences.
A master meeting with Konstantin Pridybaylo was held as part of the Young Journalists School project at the National Centre RUSSIA.
The stand of the National Centre RUSSIA at the trade fair "INNOPROM. Central Asia" in Tashkent has become one of the most visited spaces.
