Tolstoy Library
| Tolstoy Library | |
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| founding | 1949 |
| Duration | 45,000 |
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Munich 
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| ISIL | DE-M462 |
| operator | Tolstoi Aid and Culture Association |
| Website | www.tolstoi-bibliothek.de |
The Tolstoy Library in Munich- Lehel is the largest Russian-language non-governmental library in Western Europe with a collection of around 45,000 works. Today it is supported by the Tolstoy Aid and Cultural Organization.
The library is a reference and lending library that is accessible to the general public. It is also an "independent, non-commercial cultural center" for the "promotion, preservation and communication of Russian culture in Germany". The library is financed by the federal government, the Free State of Bavaria and the state capital Munich and also through private donations. The centerpiece of the library is a large collection of Russian emigration literature from the 20th century, especially from the 1920s and 1930s, which were often published in Berlin or Paris. The library is located on Thierschstrasse in Munich.
history
The library was founded in Munich in 1949 "in the vicinity" of the Tolstoy Foundation by Alexandra Tolstoy , Leo Tolstoy's youngest daughter . In 1952 the library was transferred to the American Committee for Liberation and in 1963 by the Tolstoi Aid and Kulturwerk e. V. taken over. In 2009 the Tolstoy Library in Munich celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Events / social counseling
In order to be able to offer a forum for the encounter between Russians and non-Russians, events such as readings or concerts are held in the library twice a month. Furthermore, social counseling has been offered in the library since 1992.
literature
- Tatjana Ershow, Stefanie Freifrau von Welser: A treasure trove for Russian literature , in: Aviso 4/2010 (magazine of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture), pages 8–9.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bayern.de/Fotoreihen-.1920.10314417/index.htm ( Memento from July 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ see Aviso homepage at http://www.km.bayern.de/kunst-und-kultur/magazin-aviso.html