Digitized Slavica: Uwagi Tygodniowe Warszawskie
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
October 26, 2020
Uwagi tygodniowe warszawskie was the first Polish periodical fully dedicated to the subject of agricultural development. Only 52 weekly issues were published (1768-1769). The NYPL's copy carries the handwritten notes of the previous owner(s) and some parts of the text are underlined in red pencil.
Научные электронные книги на русском языке теперь доступны в NYPL
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 25, 2020
Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека начала пилотный проект по приобретению научных электронных книг на русском языке.Подборка российских научных книг (история, политика и международные отношения, религия и философия, литературная критика и. т. д.), а также биографические и справочные издания будут добавляться каждый месяц на
Scholarly E-Books in Russian Now Available
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 25, 2020
We've begun a pilot project to acquire scholarly e-books in Russian on topics such as history, politics, international relations, religion and philosophy, biographies, literary criticism, and reference sources.
N. Kymmel: An Early Supplier of Books from Russia
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
June 23, 2020
N. Kymmel was a bookstore, a publishing house, and an antiquarian book dealer based in Riga (Russian Empire, later Latvia). The NYPL started purchasing books from it soon after establishing the Slavonic Division in 1899.
Где получить доступ к электронным материалам на русском языке
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
June 11, 2020
Помимо электронных книг на русском языке, Нью Йоркская Публичная Библиотека предлагает нашим читателям доступ к газетам, журналам и научно-периодическим изданиям в электронном формате.
NYPL Researcher Spotlight (WFH edition): Prof. Yasha Klots
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
June 8, 2020
Like many of us, Klots' research routine has pivoted to materials he can access from his home office.
Digitized Slavica: Magazin DP
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 20, 2020
Magazin DP brought together designers, manufacturers, and distributors of applied arts and modern design to create affordable items of mass consumption for a wide range of people.
The 19th Century Hand Colored Photographs of Moscow by J. Daziaro
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 20, 2020
In honor of National Photography Month, let's learn about the history of this famed publishing house in Russia.
How Were Immigrants Seen…A Hundred Years Ago?
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 12, 2020
Explore the digitized New American Series, which was published in the United States just before Ellis Island was closed to mass immigration and tended to be sympathetic but critical in its approach to the immigrants.
Digitized Slavica: Khudozhestvennyia sokrovishcha Rossii
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
April 20, 2020
Khudozhestvennyia sokrovishcha Rossii [Artistic Treasures of Russia] is one of the best Russian periodicals on art from the beginning of the 20th century.
Novoe Ruskoe Slovo Now Available in Digital Format
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
April 16, 2020
The digital archive includes over 40,000 pages with full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and keyword searchable text.
PressReader Database: Your Window on the World
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
April 2, 2020
You don't have to travel to keep up with news in other countries.
Open House to Celebrate International Mother Language Day
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
February 4, 2020
Come join us!
Welcoming Recent Guests and Receiving Gifts at NYPL
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
October 10, 2019
In recent weeks, NYPL has hosted a number of distinguished guests from Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, and received generous gifts for our collections.
Leopold Niemirowski's Contribution to the 1844-1845 East Siberian Expedition
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 27, 2019
The illustrations that detail Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev's 1,000 km-expedition were created by a Polish political prisoner born to a noble family - a man largely forgotten by history until the 1990s.
The Coronation of the Last Tsars
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
July 17, 2019
With the recent debut of the docudrama "The Last Czars," we look at images from a rare presence in the NYPL collections: seven coronation albums of the tsars, the largest such collection outside of Russia.
Primo Levi at 100: If This Is a Man
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
June 12, 2019
In honor of 100 years since Primo Levi's birth, multilingual artists, teachers, and writers will read from "If This Is A Man," Wednesday, June 12 from noon to 8 PM at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
Early Russian Interest in Walt Whitman’s Works
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 24, 2019
Two hundred years after Walt Whitman's birth, a new NYPL exhibition at the New York Public Library examines many of the individuals, beliefs, and experiences that shaped Whitman’s work, and features Whitman's impact on foreign writers and literatures, including Russian authors.
Hymn To Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballets Russes
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 3, 2019
Get dates, times, and details for this exhibition at NYU, which explores the role of dance in ancient culture, with some objects on view loaned by NYPL.
Upcoming Slavic and East European Programs at the Library
by Bogdan Horbal, Curator for Slavic & East European Collections, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
March 25, 2019
From poetry readings and a family celebration of Alexander Pushkin, to the screening of a famed film, join us for a series of East European-focused events throughout NYPL.