United Peoples, Strong Russia: The Rumyantsev Readings 2026

In the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, established by Decree No. 962 of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated December 25, 2025, the Russian State Library hosted the annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Rumyantsev Readings” (April 21—23, 2026). The conference addressed a wide range of issues in library science, bibliology, and bibliography, highlighting chapters from the history and the current state of librarianship. The activities of libraries in the Russian Federation serve to preserve the historically established state unity of the country, the richness of traditions and ethnocultural diversity. This topic was widely covered at the plenary session and in the reports presented at the round tables and sections of the conference. Noting the role of books in personal development and libraries as humanistic centers for accumulating and promoting historical and traditional knowledge, the speakers emphasized the importance of supporting the unity of the peoples of Russia and a common national culture. Russia’s largest regional libraries, as key institutions for disseminating the cultural, historical, and documentary heritage of the peoples of the country, set an example in developing professional competencies, theory, and practices in librarianship. By advancing new information and digital technologies, they promote national books, while preserving language and traditional culture, strengthening spiritual and moral values, and instilling in users a love for their native land. The newly created local history collections serve as a foundation for developing regional national electronic libraries and modern services for users of different generations in the languages of the peoples of our Homeland. By preserving cultural heritage and implementing state cultural policy, libraries provide an impetus for the development of science. This is vividly demonstrated at the Rumyantsev Readings conference, which brings together specialists from libraries of all levels, as well as from archives, museums, higher education institutions, research institutes, various government agencies, and public organizations. Participants included specialists from Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The 2026 International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Rumyantsev Readings” confirmed its status as one of the largest events in the library sector, promoting the development of collections, the consolidation of scientific and cultural institutions, the search for promising paths of library development, and the dissemination of successful practices in light of modern challenges.

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10. Krutova M.S. Birch Bark Manuscripts in the Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 321—325 (in Russ.).

11. Belyankin Yu.S. 17th-Century Votchina Charters of the Moscow Print Yard (Based on the Collection of the Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 64—68 (in Russ).

12. Anisimova T.V. The Psalter from the E.E. Egorov Collection, Donated by Levonid Tolbuzin to the Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 15—18 (in Russ).

13. Zolovkin A.V. Nilender: A Classicist in the Service of the State Rumyantsev Museum Library, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2026, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 150—159. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608Kh-2026-75-2-150-159 (in Russ).

14. Sokolova K.N., Trikoz E.L. The Manuscript of V.I. Belov’s First Play “Don’t Sleep at Sunset” in the Collection of the Writer’s Memorial Apartment, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 156—160 (in Russ).

15. Borodikhin A.Yu. Old Believer Libraries Within the Territorial Collections of the E.I. Dergacheva-Skop Repository of Ancient Manuscripts (SPSTL SB RAS, Novosibirsk), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 97—101 (in Russ).

16. Esipova V.A. Books from the Library of the Old Believers-Stranniki of the Beloborodovo Hermitage in the Collections of the Tomsk State University Research Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 186—189 (in Russ).

17. Tupchienko-Kadyrova L.G. “Reading Newspaper Lines with the Heart. 1941—1943”: Project Implementation and Publications of the National Library of Belarus, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 226—230 (in Russ).

18. Shulga L.V., Zhuravlev A.N. Manuscript Atlases of the General Land Survey in the Collection of the Russian State Library Map Department, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 294—298 (in Russ).

19. Zinchuk L.N., Orlov M.Yu. “Topographical and Geodetic Journal” with the “Report Map of Contemporary Surveys in Russia”, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 236—241 (in Russ).

20. Rodionova L.V. Drawings by V.K. Bondarev in the Collection of the Department of Art Publications of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 102—106 (in Russ).

21. Lomonosov A.V. Principles and Methods of V.V. Rozanov’s Selection of Illustrations for His Publications (The Philosopher’s Unknown Collection of Drawings), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 350—354 (in Russ).

22. Fomin D.V. Depictions of Nature in the Book Graphics of N.G. Basmanova, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 236—240 (in Russ).

23. Boldyreva I.S. Sébastien Vaillant’s “Botanicon Parisiense” in the Collections of the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 83—86 (in Russ).

24. Polonsky D.G. The Fates of Moscow-Printed Gospels of the Late 17th—18th Centuries from the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 72—76 (in Russ).

25. Skurat N.K. Private Publishing Firms of the Same Name in Moscow Governorate at the Turn of the 20th Century, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 131—135 (in Russ).

26. Ramazanova D.N., Shustova Yu.E. An Autograph of Stefan Pisarev in a Copy of Jeremias Drexel’s Heliotropium Adapted by Ioann Maksimovich (Chernigov, 1714), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 87—92 (in Russ.).

27. Samarin A.Yu. Presentation Inscriptions by D.V. Ulyaninsky: Publications and New Findings in the Collections of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 115—120 (in Russ).

28. Pivovarova M.A. A Spatial Vision of the Library-Bibliographical Classification, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 57—61 (in Russ).

29. Golodnova N.N. Extensions and Corrections as a Tool for Modifying the LBC, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 137—141 (in Russ).

30. Naumov O.N. “I Have to Buy a Lot of Books”: The Budding Bibliophile N.P. Likhachev in Epistolary Texts, Bibliografiya i knigovedenie [Bibliography and Bibliology], 2025, no. 3, pp. 91—106. DOI: 10.25281/2411-2305-2025-3-91-106 (in Russ).

31. Naumov O.N. Academician Nikolai Petrovich Likhachev as a Bibliographer, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 10—14.

32. Levin G.L. Collective Bibliography of the Russian State Library: Current Status and Prospects, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 345—349 (in Russ).

33. Kalinina G.P. Modern Development of the SIBID System, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 275—279 (in Russ).

34. Pleshkevich E.A. The Library of the Future in the Research of R.S. Gilyarevsky, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 67—71 (in Russ).

35. Kapterev A.I. The Transformation of the Functional Aspect of Library Practice Under the Influence of AI Systems and AI Agents, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 290—294 (in Russ).

36. Kapterev A.I. How Digital Personalized Services Can Be Used in Libraries, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2025, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 25—36. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2025-74-1-25-36 (in Russ).

37. Sokolov S.V. The Transformation of the Mission of Russian Libraries in the Era of Geocultural Confrontation and Civilizational Choice, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 146—150 (in Russ).

38. Stepanov V.K. Next Generation Libraries as a Tool for Developing Youth Cognitive Abilities, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 171—175 (in Russ.).

39. Neshcheret M.Yu. The Authenticity of Bibliographic Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 15—19 (in Russ).

40. Shibaeva E.A. Evaluating the Social Media Activity of Russian Libraries: Towards a Research Methodology, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 289—293 (in Russ).

41. Mokhnacheva Yu.V. Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Between Russia and Belarus, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 1, pp. 400—404 (in Russ).

42. Sukhotina M.L., Klimenko A.A. The Need of Public Library Specialists in the Donetsk People’s Republic for Educational Programs and Formats of Training: From Concept to Implementation, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2026: v 2 ch. [Rumyantsev Readings — 2026: in 2 parts]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2026, part 2, pp. 186—190 (in Russ).

43. Kuznetsova T.Ya. Professional Standardization of Library and Information Activities, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2024, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 103—115. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2024-73-2-103-115 (in Russ).

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