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Founding of the Library of the Moscow Public Museum
- When
- 1 July 1862
- Where
- Moscow
The library was established on 1 July 1862 as Moscow's first free public library, part of the Moscow Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum complex.
On 1 July 1862, the library was founded as Moscow's first free public library. It was integrated into the Moscow Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum, known as the Rumyantsev library. This event marked the beginning of the institution that would eventually become the Russian State Library.
Sources
- Russian State Library Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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