▁the ▁library ▁launched ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁de pository ▁in ▁Kh im ki , ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁storing ▁newsp apers , ▁scientific ▁works ▁and ▁low - dem and ▁books ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁storage ▁areas . ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁Kh im ki ▁library ▁was ▁complete ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁V . ▁I . ▁Len in ▁State ▁Library ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Russian ▁State ▁Library ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁a ▁dec ree ▁from ▁President ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Edward ▁Kas ine c , ▁" A ▁Soviet ▁Research ▁Library ▁Remember ed ," ▁L ibr aries ▁& ▁Culture , ▁vol . ▁ 3 6 , ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁( W inter ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁pp .   1 6 – 2 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁J ST OR . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁Sat ellite ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁State ▁Library , ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁ ▁Made ▁in ▁Russia : ▁Russian ▁State ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Category : Culture ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Category : National ▁libraries ▁Category : World ▁Digital ▁Library ▁partners ▁Category :