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 has a dedicated department for rare books and historic manuscripts, including documents that relate specifically to the history of the Ural region and are hard to find anywhere else. Some of these materials date back to the library's early years at the end of the 19th century.
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