Moscow State Library Institute during the Great Patriotic War.

The article examines the activities of the Moscow State Library Institute during the Great Patriotic War. The features of the educational process at the initial stages of the war are determined. The events on the organization of fire safety on the territory of the university during the German air raids are shown. Along with this, some aspects of the university staff’s training in mastering military knowledge and the organization of nursing courses are considered. The process of forming the units of the Khimki Fighter battalion and the work of students at enterprises of defense importance is described. The article considers the evacuation of the university in Sterlitamak and the restoration of the normal operation of the educational institution after its return from evacuation.