Permskai͡a oblastnai͡a universalʹnai͡a nauchnai͡a biblioteka im. Gorʹkogo, Regional library in Perm, Russia.
The Permskai͡a oblastnai͡a universalʹnai͡a nauchnai͡a biblioteka im. Gorʹkogo, commonly known as the Gorky Regional Library, is a public research and regional library in central Perm, Russia. The building has several floors with reading rooms, book stacks, and work areas for both general visitors and scholarly users.
The library was founded in 1836, making it one of the oldest public libraries in the Ural region. During the 20th century its collection grew considerably, and it was awarded the Soviet Order of the Badge of Honor for its contributions to education and scholarship.
The library is named after Maxim Gorky, a Russian writer whose work focused on the lives of ordinary people and who became a symbol of Soviet literary culture. Inside the reading rooms, visitors can see students, researchers, and older readers sitting together at long tables, browsing local journals or regional documents.
The library sits in central Perm and can be reached on foot from the main city center without difficulty. Before visiting, it is worth checking which reading rooms and collections are open to the public, as some areas may be reserved for registered users.
The library holds handwritten documents and printed works from the 18th and 19th centuries related to the history of the Perm Governorate, one of the main industrial centers of pre-revolutionary Russia. Many of these materials are not found in other regional libraries across the country.
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