European University in Saint Petersburg and Saint Petersburg Institute of History on June 15-16 carried out International conference “Topical questions of the history of the Leningrad blockade” timed to 100-year anniversary of well-known Russian historian Valentin Mikhailovich Kovalchuk. The exhibition of scientific works and personal documents of V.M. Kovalchuk was open during the conference sessions.
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On May 29 Boris Fedorovich Egorov had his 94th anniversary. We, his colleauges cordially congratulate him with his birthday and wish him many happy returns of the day, stay healthy and further succeed in his research and creative work!