Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, National science library in Khoroshyovsky district, Moscow, Russia
The Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology is a research library in the Khoroshyovsky district of Moscow, focused on scientific and technical literature. It holds millions of books, journals, and digital resources in multiple languages, with reading rooms organized by subject area.
The library grew out of the State Science Library of the Soviet Ministry of Higher Education and opened in 1958. After the Soviet Union ended, it reshaped its collections to follow new fields of research.
The library presents exhibitions on scientific topics and makes current research visible to visitors. You can observe how scientific knowledge is shared and discussed with the public here.
Access is open to visitors aged 14 and above with a valid photo ID, but registration is required before your first visit. Conditions can differ from one section to another, so it is worth checking current details before you go.
The library runs its own department dedicated to digitizing texts, making rare scientific documents available to researchers anywhere in the world. Some of these works had been accessible only in physical archives in Russia for decades.
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