Sverdlovsk regional universal scientific library named after V. G. Belinsky, Research library in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after V. G. Belinsky is a public research library in central Yekaterinburg and one of the largest in the Ural region. It is spread across several floors and holds books, periodicals, and digital materials in multiple languages.

The library was founded in 1899 and was dedicated from the start to the memory of the critic Vissarion Belinsky. Over the course of the 20th century, it grew into one of the leading research libraries of the Ural region.

The library is named after Vissarion Belinsky, a 19th-century Russian literary critic known for arguing that literature should serve a social purpose. Inside, reading rooms bring together students, researchers, and everyday readers who come to work side by side.

The library sits in central Yekaterinburg and is easy to reach on foot from the city's main streets. Inside, digital terminals are available, and staff members can help you find what you are looking for within the collections.

The library holds over 2 million items, including books, audio and video cassettes, CD-ROMs, DVDs, posters and postcards, and has the largest collection of foreign-language publications in the Urals. Around 250,000 people visit each year. Since 2010 it has hosted the Yekaterinburg Book Festival, the oldest active festival in the Urals, held from October to November since 2013.