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=== Collections of Special Documents === A valuable part of the holdings is the section of special collections containing documents of non-library character. Many of them are related to the topic of Russian and Ukrainian emigration of the interwar period: these are parts of the personal estates of the Russian émigrés Petr N. Savitskii, Antonii V. Florovskii, Alfred L. Bem and Vladimir N. Tukalevskii; the collection of the administrative documents of the Russian Historical Archives Abroad; and the collection of leaflets and invitations to cultural and social events of Russian and Ukrainian émigrés related to the activities of diverse Ukrainian organisations functioning in interwar Czechoslovakia. Another unique collection is the set of more than a thousand hand-painted posters and leaflets made by Ukrainian émigrés in former Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1945. Other interesting documents include the correspondence of the Lusatian cultural figure Michał Hórnik, the protoiereus Nikolai N. Ryzhkov, the Ukrainian poet Lesia Ukrainka, the documents of the Leningrad artist Vadim M. Rokhlin, and the archive of clippings of articles about Yugoslavia from Czech periodicals in 1934‒1939. The items preserved in fragments include the correspondence of famous writers (P. I. Chaadaev, L. N. Tolstoi, F. M. Dostojevskii, A. M. Remizov and others) as well as many other documents mainly from the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century concerning Slavic culture. The library also owns several extensive collections of visual materials. The collection of art works made by Ukrainian artists – émigrés, most of whom studied or worked at the Ukrainian Studio of Fine Arts in Prague, contains more than 500 documents. It mainly comprises works by 43 artists, many of whom (for example Vasyl Kasiian, Halyna Mazepa, Ivan Kulets, Nataliia Gerken-Rusova and Mykola Bytynskyi) later won international recognition. Also the origin of the collection of 161 Ukrainian ex libris is connected with these émigrés. The core of the collection of posters, comprising several thousand units, is formed by Russian posters from the First World War, the revolutionary year of 1917, the Civil War and the first decades of the existence of the USSR. The collection of photographs (often hand-coloured) from Subcarpathian Rus', Slovakia and Moravian Slovakia made by the Czech official, translator and amateur photographer Rudolf Hůlka (1887–1961) in the 1920s is of significant value for ethnography, the history of architecture and research into everyday life. The collection of historical maps is quite varied, albeit not very big. It comprises several hundred original maps (including several hand-drawn maps), representing the entire Slavic world from the end of the 16th century until the middle of the 20th century. Digitisation and Microfilming The Slavonic Library continuously implements specialised microfilming and digitisation projects focused on the preservation and better accessibility of unique and endangered parts of its collections. The access to digital documents and to the information on the existence of a microfilm copy is provided through the electronic catalogue of the Slavonic Library. Approximately 1,050 titles of periodicals (ca 370,000 pages) were microfilmed by 2012. These mainly included newspapers from the period of the Russian Revolution and Civil War and printed periodicals issued by Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian émigrés all over the world. Within the National Programme for the Digitisation of Rare Documents Memoriae Mundi Series Bohemica (LPIS 6), especially the most precious historical manuscripts are digitised. Early printed books, published before 1800, and the book and magazine production of the 19th century (more than 34,000 documents) have been digitised thanks to a joint project of the National Library of the CR and Google. As part of the development of the National Digital Library, the printed production issued by Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian émigrés in 1918–1945 in Czechoslovakia is being digitised (the state of digitisation as of June 2018: 255 titles of periodicals and 1,800 volumes of monographs).
== Other Scientific Activities == Within the scope of its activities, the Slavonic Library is involved in the implementation of a number of Czech as well as international scientific, bibliographical, library science or publishing projects. It organises conferences, lectures and prepares popularising exhibitions.
=== Publication Activities === The library mainly processes and edits specialised bibliographies and special lists of literature. It also publishes paper proceedings and books presenting its collections. It issues the electronic quarterly New Acquisitions of Slavic Studies Publications in the Collections of the Slavonic Library.
=== International Congresses of Slavists – Bibliography === Following the decision of the International Committee of Slavists, the Slavonic Library has fulfilled the function of the centre for recording and processing published papers and other materials related to the international congresses of Slavists since 1973. The bibliographies of all organised congresses are available in the form of the electronic database BibSlavKon, which has been developed by the SL in cooperation with the Eastern Europe Department of the Berlin State Library.
=== The Rudolf Medek Prize === The Slavonic Library and the Russian Tradition association annually award the Rudolf Medek Prize to remarkable figures focused on the issues of Czech-Russian relations (Czechoslovak-Soviet) relations, the modern history of Central and Eastern Europe, and the promotion of democracy and the pro-European orientation of the Czech Republic.
== See also == List of libraries in the Czech Republic
== References ==