From October, 29 till November, 3 2019 Saint Petersburg State University conducts the First International St. Petersburg Historical Forum. The forum is organized in cooperation with the State Museum-Reserve “Peterhof”, the Institute of History of Material Culture of the RAS, the President Library, the National Library of Russia, the Russian Sate Historical Archive, St. Petersburg Institute of History of the RAS. The event is supported by the Foundation “History of the Fatherland”, the Endowment Fund of SPbSU and the State Museum of History of Saint Petersburg.

More than 500 scholars from over than 30 countries will participate in the Forum. Reports by leading specialists from Russian and foreign universities, scientific institutions, archives, museums and libraries will be presented and discussed.

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