Book Exhibitions during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 (from History of the Russian State Library)

Abstract

The problem of preservation of cultural values during wars and local military conflicts is a little studied now. However equally important is the promotion of book heritage and literary culture in times of hostilities. Book exhibition activities of the State Library of the USSR after V.I. Lenin in days of the Great Patriotic War of 1941—1945 is described in the article.