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# In the Korf Hall of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, at 18 Sadovaya Street, an intriguing exhibition, "Legends of the NLR: Rossica
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-zale-korfa-rossiiskoi-natsionalnoi-biblioteki-v-sankt-peterburge-na-sadovoi-18-prokhodit-zaniatnaia-vystavka-legendy-rnb-rossika/
- Published: 2020-09-22T10:38:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:42:15.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Coming Up, Books, Museums, Saint Petersburg

In the Korf Hall of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, at 18 Sadovaya Street, an intriguing [exhibition](http://nlr.ru/nlr%5Fvisit/RA3454/Legendy-RNB-Rossika?ref=theparnassian.com), "Legends of the NLR: Rossica. Marking the 170th Anniversary of the Founding of the Collection", is now open, presenting works by foreigners about Russia from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Among the exhibits are gifts from the bibliophile Sergey Sobolevsky, a friend of Pushkin, as well as the forged testaments of Peter the Great and Catherine II that circulated in Europe.

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