Albania	Armenia	Since the National Library of Russia was founded in 1795, it has been collecting and keeping the documentary heritage of many nations from around the world. Today the Library’s holdings contain more than 34,5 million printed and written items related to various historical epochs and cultural traditions. The earliest document, which we have, was created in the 10th century B.C. The manuscripts collection (more than 450 000 items), and numerous collections of rare printed materials (books, maps, pictorial materials) are of special importance for studies in the world history. This display shows documents created in Europe within seventeen centuries (from the 3rd century A.D.): rare editions as well as autographs of the prominent state and political figures from the different European countries, well-known scientists and artists. On the view are items related to the history of 46 countries. The materials are held in the Manuscript Department, the Rare Book Department, the Cartography Department, the Archive Documents Department, and the Prints Department. The most materials are being published for the first time.	Lichtenstein	Lithuania
Austria	Azerbaijan		Luxembourg	Republic of Macedonia
Belgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Malta	Moldova
Croatia	Bulgaria		The Netherlands	Norway
Cyprus	Czech Republic		Poland	Portugal
Denmark	Estonia		Romania	San Marino
Finland	France		Russia Moscow	Russia Petersbourg
Georgia	Germany		Serbia	Slovakia
Greece	Hungary		Slovenia	Spain
Icelande	Ireland		Sweden	Switzerland
Italy Florence	Italy Rome		Turkey	Ukraine
Latvia			United Kingdom	Vatican City

Since the National Library of Russia was founded in 1795, it has been collecting and keeping the documentary heritage of many nations from around the world.

Today the Library’s holdings contain more than 34,5 million printed and written items related to various historical epochs and cultural traditions. The earliest document, which we have, was created in the 10th century B.C.

The manuscripts collection (more than 450 000 items), and numerous collections of rare printed materials (books, maps, pictorial materials) are of special importance for studies in the world history.

This display shows documents created in Europe within seventeen centuries (from the 3rd century A.D.): rare editions as well as autographs of the prominent state and political figures from the different European countries, well-known scientists and artists.

On the view are items related to the history of 46 countries. The materials are held in the Manuscript Department, the Rare Book Department, the Cartography Department, the Archive Documents Department, and the Prints Department. The most materials are being published for the first time.