Exhibition “The Living Soul of Russia”: to the 80th Anniversary of V.G. Rasputin

In 2017 in Russia there are held celebrations on the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of Valentin Grigorievich Rasputin, one of the most famous Russian writers. The Russian State Library (RSL) responded to that anniversary by several events, one of which was the book-illustrative exhibition “The Living Soul of Russia”, presented in the Blue Exhibition Hall of the Library. There is described the main structural principle of the exhibition, the materials stored in the main stock and specialized collections of the RSL, telling not only about the creative heritage of the great writer, but also about his biography, the life philosophy and social activities.