Training in the continuing education programme “Manual restoration of paper documents” was held at the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Russian National Library”. The organizers were the Russian National Library and the Federal Centre for the Conservation of Library Collections. The Director of the Laboratory for Restoration and Digitization of the Academy, Shamil Sharafutdinov, and the Restorer of the Laboratory, Gulsina Zigangirova, took part in the training.

During the internship, the Laboratory staff mastered the basic rules of a restorer’s work with paper-based documents, in particular they learned mechanical and aqueous treatment of documents, as well as the preparation of a solution for neutralizing the acidity of paper, got acquainted with paper for replenishing and strengthening the paper base of the document, learned how to replenish and strengthen, laminate and press sheets.

At the end of the training there was a final attestation and solemn awarding of certificates of advanced training.