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ABOUT THE LIBRARY

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The theme of the Library collection is '20th Century Rossica':  books about Russia published abroad.  The extensive collection of books are in Russian and English, subjects include history, culture, arts and literature, travel and publications by Russian emigres. 

The Library is divided into the following main sections:
 
  • History of Russia and the USSR: 
    History of St Petersburg, Russian Tsars. The Romanovs,
    Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Carlow family.  The Galitzine family,
    Russian Emigration History, Biography.
  • Russian Fiction and Literary Criticism. Foreign Fiction and Literary Criticism:
    English Poetry, Foreign Fiction with a Russian Theme, Biographies on Russian authors
  • 'Tamizdat' - an extensive collection of journals in Russian printed abroad
  • World Art. Russian Art
  • Reference Books
  • English Language Dictionaries