A Century as the Nation’s Main Library: “Rumyantsev Readings — 2025” at the Russian State Library

The Annual International Research and Practical Conference “Rumyantsev Readings” was held at the Russian State Library (RSL) on April 22—24, 2025. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the RSL, the Library Assembly of Eurasia, and the Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund of the CIS Member States. The diversity and relevance of the topics addressed at the conference attracted a large number of specialists from various regions of Russia and other countries. In 2025, representatives from nine countries participated: the Russian Federation, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan. 301 people attended the event in person, and 1 685 connections were recorded during the webcast of the sessions.

The conference topics covered a wide range of topics in the theory and practice of library science, bibliography, and bibliology. Its main themes included the history of libraries and other scientific and cultural institutions, the lives and work of representatives of science and culture, the discovery of book depository collections, research into collections and individual copies of manuscript and printed works, and the multifaceted activities of modern libraries.

The conference’s key topics also included: Collectors, Curators, and Researchers: The History of Cultural Institutions in Persons; Manuscript and Printed Works in Library Collections: Creation, Existence, Storage, and Use; Not Just Words: Fine Art on the Pages of Publications; Standardization in Librarianship and Bibliographic Activities; Library Acquisition and Reader Services with Electronic Resources; and Young Library Professionals.

One of the main goals of the conference is to expand intercultural interaction and cooperation between cultural, educational, and scientific institutions. Particular attention in 2025 was given to the topics Libraries and the Preservation of Historical Memory. For the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and Pages of History: 100 Years Since the Renaming of the Rumyantsev Public Library to the “V.I. Lenin Public Library of the USSR” and Its Acquisition of the Status of a Library of All-Union Significance.

The event’s programme included, in addition to the plenary session, ten sections, a special session, and two roundtables (Standardization in Librarianship and Bibliographic Activities: Current Status and Development Challenges and Library Collections in the Digital Environment). A special session of CIS libraries dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, “Pages of the Feat of Nations”, was held for the first time as part of the Rumyantsev Readings. It discussed issues of preserving shared historical memory, uncovering and popularizing the rich archival materials from the war years in the collections of libraries in CIS member states, and presented library projects and digital resources.

The event presented the results of library and bibliological research, examining a wide range of topics in bibliographical studies, the development of Library and Bibliographic Classification, the study of printed and manuscript books, art publications, maps, sheet music, sound recordings, and more.

The RSL publishing house Pashkov Dom has prepared and released a two-part collection of conference proceedings, consisting 176 articles.

The Rumyantsev Readings have remained a sought-after scientific and practical event for decades among library professionals and representatives of other educational, scientific, and cultural institutions, contributing to the development of scientific research and the introduction of new practices.

1. Ivanova E.A. Past, Present and Future of Libraries in the Mirror of Rumyantsev Readings — 2019, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2019, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 435—447. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2019-68-4-435-447 (in Russ.).

2. Ivanova E.A. “Rumyantsev Readings — 2021”: Traditional Directions of Research and Search for the New Forms of Library Activity, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2021, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 409—423. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2021-70-4-409-423 (in Russ.).

3. Ivanova E.A. (ed.) Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: materialy Mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii (22—24 aprelya 2025 g.): v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: Proccedings of the International Research and Practical Conference (April 22—24, 2025: in 2 parts)]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, 419 p.

4. Ivanova E.A. (ed.) Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: materialy Mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii (22—24 aprelya 2025 g.): v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: Proccedings of the International Research and Practical Conference (April 22—24, 2025: in 2 parts)]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, 481 p.

5. Duda V.V., Nikonorova E.V., Shibaeva E.A. Library in the Space of Social Transformations: Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Challenges of Digitalization, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2024, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 7—22. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2024-73-1-7-22 (in Russ.).

6. Samarin A.Yu. B.F. Porshnev — the Scientific Consultant of the All-Union Library Named After V.I. Lenin, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2014, no. 2, pp. 77—85. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2014-0-2-77-85 (in Russ.).

7. Naumov O.N. Grigory Alexandrovich Pushkin — an Employee of the State Library of the USSR Named After V.I. Lenin, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2023, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 235—249. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2023-72-3-235-249 (in Russ.).

8. Samarin A.Yu. The Daughter of the Manuscript Curator: N.G. Martynova-Ponyatovskaya — a Librarian and Book Scholar, O zhenshchinakh v nauke i ne tol’ko...: sbornik statei k yubileyu doktora istoricheskikh nauk O.A. Val’kovoi [On Women in Science and More... (a Collection of Articles, Devoted to the Jubilee of O.A. Valkova, Doctor of Historical Sciences)]. Moscow, Yanus-K Publ., 2021, pp. 84—99 (in Russ.).

9. Samarin A.Yu. About the Scientific Work of A.A. Novoselsky During His Service in the All-Union Library of the USSR Named After V.I. Lenin, Zolotye soty: sbornik statei v chest’ Evgeniya Vladimirovicha Pchelova [Golden Honeycombs: Collected Articles Dedicated to Anniversary of Eugeny Vladimirovich Pchelov]. Moscow; St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriya Publ., 2022, pp. 288—293 (in Russ.).

10. Ilizarov S.S. Scientist-Encyclopedist T.I. Rainov — the Invited Chief Bibliographer of the V.I. Lenin State Library, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2022, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 173—181. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2022-71-2-173-181 (in Russ.).

11. Ilizarov S.S. Life of Pavel Kananov (on the 140th Anniversary of the Philosopher, Psychologist, Book Historian and Bibliographer), Bibliografiya i knigovedenie [Bibliography and Bibliology], 2024, no. 5, pp. 91—111. DOI: 10.25281/2411-2305-2024-5-91-111 (in Russ.).

12. Naumov O.N. The Arsenyevs Nobles — Employees of the Library of the State Rumyantsev Museum in the Post-Revolutionary Years, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2022, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 285—294. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2022-71-3-285-294 (in Russ.).

13. Ivanova E.A. The Main Stages of the Reorganisation of the State Rumyantsev Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2024: v 3 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2024: in 3 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2024, part 1, pp. 299—310 (in Russ.).

14. Mazuritsky A.M., Nikonorova E.V. Heroic Heritage and Consolidating Potential of Russian Libraries, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2025, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 7—23. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2025-74-1-7-23 (in Russ.).

15. Malakhova I.V. Why Was the Lenin Library Built for 30 Years? Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 5—9 (in Russ.).

16. Samoilenko N.Yu. “Beloved Creation.” The Engraving Cabinet of the Rumyantsev Museum in the First Decades of the 20th Century, Sokrovishchnitsa grafiki. Gravyurnyi kabinet v pervoi chetverti XX veka [Treasury of Graphics: The Engraving Cabinet in the First Quarter of the 20th Century]. Moscow, GMII im. A.S. Pushkina Publ., 2025, pp. 10—25 (in Russ.).

17. Stolyarov Yu.N., Khaitseva L.B. (eds.) Velikii bibliotekar’. Lyubov’ Borisovna Khavkina: v 2 t. [The Great Librarian. Lyubov Borisovna Khavkina: in 2 volumes]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2024, vol. 1, 437 p.

18. Stolyarov Yu.N., Khaitseva L.B. (eds.) Velikii bibliotekar’. Lyubov’ Borisovna Khavkina: v 2 t. [The Great Librarian. Lyubov Borisovna Khavkina: in 2 volumes]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2024, vol. 2, 437 p.

19. Ivanova E.A. The Events in 1865 Influenced the Development of the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 288—292 (in Russ.).

20. Samarin A.Yu. The Fate of D.V. Ulyaninsky’s Book Collection in the All-Union Library Named After V.I. Lenin (Until the Mid-1920s), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 222—226 (in Russ.).

21. Maslova Yu.V. A.K. Vinogradov and Old Believer Book Collections Acquired by the State Rumyantsev Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 10—14. (in Russ.).

22. Emelyanova E.A. “Center for Public Education”: On the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the All-Union Library of the USSR Named After V.I. Lenin, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 199—202 (in Russ.).

23. Karaichentseva S.A., Sukhorukova E.M. V.I. Lenin State Library of the USSR and the Russian Central Book Chamber: Practices of Interaction in the 1920s and 1930s, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 333—337(in Russ.).

24. Krutova M.S. On the Special Titles of Manuscript Gospels from the Collection of Count N.P. Rumyantsev, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 373—376 (in Russ.).

25. Paskal A.D. On Two Slavonic Manuscripts from the Putna Monastery Library in the Russian State Library Collections, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 143—147 (in Russ.).

26. Rodionova A.E. “Victory Will Be Ours!” Front Letters from the Archive of Vladimir Mikhailovich Miroshevsky (Coll. no. 469), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 203—208 (in Russ.).

27. Dolgodrova T.A. Anniversary of Eugeny Lvovich Nemirovsky, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 179—183 (in Russ.).

28. Polonsky D.G. Serbian “Satyr” from the Book Collection of Andrei Sergeevich Kaisarov in the Book Museum of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 172—176 (in Russ.).

29. Titovets E.I. On the History of the Nikonian Trebnik (Moscow, 1658), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 326—330 (in Russ.).

30. Ramazanova D.N. Cyrillic Publications of the 18th Century by the Venetian Printing House of Dimitrios Theodosius and His Printing Mark, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 187—191 (in Russ.).

31. Karpova I.L. New Additions to the Rare Books Collection of the Russian State Library in 2023—2024, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 338—342 (in Russ.).

32. Rodionova L.V. A Kaleidoscope of Events in Russian Public Life in the Second Half of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries as Depicted in Menus from the Russian State Library’s Collection of Visual Art Publications, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 209—213 (in Russ.).

33. Fomin D.V. The Brothers Karamazov in the Illustrations by B.D. Grigoriev: Theatrical Allusions, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 362—366 (in Russ.).

34. Zinchuk L.N., Orlov M.Yu. I.P. Poddubny’s School Map Printing House in Educational Cartography, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 272—277 (in Russ.).

35. Tikunova I.P. Standardization in the Field of Librarianship as a Priority Area of Activity for the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 316—320 (in Russ.).

36. Stepanov V.K. The Evolution of Public Libraries in the Mirror of Global Statistics, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 285—290 (in Russ.).

37. Kapterev A.I. A Functional Approach to the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 318—322 (in Russ.).

38. Samarin A.Yu. (ed.) Nauchnye issledovaniya v bibliotekakh: tematika, organizatsiya, predstavlenie rezul’tatov [Scientific Research in Libraries: Its Subject, Organization, Presentation of Result]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, 323 p.

39. Levin G.L. Scientific and Informational Work of the Russian State Library in the Field of Library Activities, Bibliography, and Book Publishing: Traditions, Current Status, and Possible Prospects, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 396—400 (in Russ.).

40. Golodnova N.N., Kononova E.V. Analyzing the Practice of Applying the LBC Medium Tables: Results of a Questionnaire Survey of Libraries, Bibliografiya i knigovedenie [Bibliography and Bibliology], 2024, no. 4, pp. 21—31. DOI: 10.25281/2411-2305-2024-4-21-31 (in Russ.).

41. Golodnova N.N., Kononova E.V. The National Classification System of Russia: Key Problems and Areas of Development, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2024, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 503—510. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2024-73-6-503-510 (in Russ.).

42. Guseva E.N., Sukhotina M.L., Kuznetsova T.Ya., Kondakov V.V. Assessment of the Need for Staff of Public Libraries of the Subjects of the Russian Federation, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2023, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 391—409. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2023-72-5-391-409 (in Russ.).

43. Ivanova E.A. “Rumyantsev Readings — 2023”: Diversity of Research Formats and Practices, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2023, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 271—281. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2023-72-3-271-281 (in Russ.).

44. Ivanova E.A. “Rumyantsev Readings — 2024”: N.P. Rumyantsev’s Heritage and Topical Issues of Development of Modern Librarianship, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2024, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 365—383. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2024-73-4-365-383 (in Russ.).

45. Guseva E.N., Shatskaya A.A Training Innovative Managers for Library Management: Justification of the Concept, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 1, pp. 164—169 (in Russ.).

46. Guseva E.N., Sukhotina M.L., Kuznetsova T.Ya., Kondakov V.V., Shatskaya A.A. Staffing Needs of Central Regional Libraries in Russia: According to Monitoring Data, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2025, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 73—83. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2025-74-1-73-83 (in Russ.).

47. Guseva E.N., Shatskaya A.A. Registers of Educational Programmes as a Tool for Developing the Industry’s Human Resources Potential, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2023, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 539—551. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2023-72-6-539-551 (in Russ.).

48. Taranukha A.S., Sukhotina M.L. Register of Basic Professional Educational Programmes in Higher Education in the Field of Library and Information Science: Results for 2023—2024, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2025: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2025: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2025, part 2, pp. 306—310 (in Russ.).