The National Library of Russia in St Petersburg was founded in 1795 by the order of Catherine II The Great. This is not only the oldest public library in the nation, but also the first national library in the country and one of the world’s major libraries. It has the second richest library collection in the Russian Federation, a treasury of national heritage, and is the All-Russian Information and Research. It should not be confused with the Russian State Library, located in Moscow.
