# Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library

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Not to be confused with [Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center](/source/Boris_Yeltsin_Presidential_Center).

**Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library** (Russian: Президентская библиотека имени Б. Н. Ельцина, *Prezidentskaya biblioteka imeni B. N. Yel'tsina*) is one of the three national Libraries in [Russia](/source/Russia). Located in [St. Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg), its focus is on [electronic collections](/source/Digital_library) on all topics Russian, not just the life of its namesake. Established in May 2009 by then-president [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin), it was named in honour of former president [Boris Yeltsin](/source/Boris_Yeltsin). Unlike other Russian national libraries, which operate under the authority of [Ministry of Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Culture_(Russia)), it is under the [Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation](/source/Directorate_of_the_President_of_the_Russian_Federation).[1]

In November 2014, it announced its intention to start an online encyclopedia, which it dubbed an alternative to [Wikipedia](/source/Wikipedia). In a statement, the Library said that Wikipedia "...is unable to give detailed and trustworthy information about Russia’s regions and the life of the country."[2][3]

## See also

- The two other national libraries of Russia: - [Russian State Library](/source/Russian_State_Library), Moscow - [National Library of Russia](/source/National_Library_of_Russia), St. Petersburg
- [List of libraries in Russia](/source/List_of_libraries_in_Russia)

## References

1. Verschinin, Alexandr Pavlovich (2012). ["Russia: Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library: electronic resources on the Russian statehood"](https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/UC/article/view/4906). *Uncommon Culture*. [ISSN 2083-0599](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2083-0599)

1. Parfitt, Tom (14 November 2014). ["Russian library to launch web rival to 'untrustworthy' Wikipedia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141114170501/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11231313/Russian-library-to-launch-web-rival-to-untrustworthy-Wikipedia.html). *Daily Telegraph*. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11231313/Russian-library-to-launch-web-rival-to-untrustworthy-Wikipedia.html) on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

1. Maistrovich, Tatiana. “Typology of Electronic Libraries.” *Slavic & East European Information Resources* 15, no. 4 (2014): 240–46.

## External links

- [Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library website](https://www.prlib.ru/en/)

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