Electronic library for downloading. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
One of the first and most popular Russian-language electronic libraries, it opened in 1994. Authors and readers contribute to the library on a voluntary basis every day. The service does not charge money; you can read absolutely everything for free. The only negative is that you cannot download the book.
2. Aldebaran
The Aldebaran library offers to download the book for free in any of the convenient electronic formats (epub, fb2, rtf, mobi, pdf), and before this step, familiarize yourself with its excerpt. The service is top notch!
4. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
A big fan of Dostoevsky’s work, enthusiast Sergei Rublev decided to collect all the information about the writer on one website. This is not just the writer’s books (by the way, lifetime editions have been digitized), but also the latest news about film adaptations and television productions, research, as well as a list of museums and a photo archive.
5. TarraNova Library
TarraNova asks to call itself not a digital library, but an archive. The site's management says that the main difference is that all texts are posted officially, with the consent of the authors. However, ReadRate sees the main highlight in something else: TarraNova posts not only original texts, but also translations (with the names of the translators). There are few well-known books here, but you can find a lot of interesting and worthwhile ones.
6. Presidential Library named after. Yeltsin
Presidential Library. Yeltsin digitizes rare books from Russian public libraries and collects them into thematic collections. There are a lot of interesting things. For example, for the Year of Literature, the service prepared a selection “The Fact and Image of Russian History in the Works of Russian Writers,” where Derzhavin’s “Ode” is a digitization of the Novosti magazine for June 1799.
You can use the free Liberia online library only after registration. Users have many responsibilities (publishing books, communicating), but they say the selection of books is good.
9. Electronic library "Litmir"
The Litmir electronic library contains more than 200,000 books. They are convenient to read online, but when downloading, the site asks you to install a special program, which scares off many new users. In the “Forum” section of the site there is quite a lively conversation between users and each other. At the end of 2015, the site went through several lawsuits with the publishing house EKSMO and the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky, who insisted on closing the site, pointing out the illegal content on it. In 2016, the site changed its owner and embarked on a path of improvement. There are noticeably fewer books, and active work is underway to eliminate illegal content.
12. Library club
The electronic library and online store “Biblioclub” offers interesting conditions: by purchasing 10 books, you can become the owner of the “Bookworm” status and receive half of the store’s content for free use. The platform also provides “Genius” status - this is when you have free access to all books on the site. A good option, especially if you are interested in literature about business and self-development, and educational collections.
ThankYou.ru is a portal of music and literature provided free of charge. A good selection of books in fb2 electronic format, as well as the opportunity for beginning authors to publish their book for free.
17. "Bookcase"
Cozy children's library "Electronic library". Now it contains about 400 scanned scientific publications, divided by area for the convenience of users. These are “Theory of Literature”, “Russian Literature”, “Literature of the Peoples of Russia and the CIS Countries”, “Foreign Literature”, “Folkloristics” and others. The library is being replenished; you do not need to register on the site.
At the end of 2016 Access to free fiction and specialized literature is significantly limited. Sites are either blocked by government agencies or monetize downloads of their own free will.
Explore the 30 most popular resources, offering free downloads of books, gave the following results. Sites use only rare and unpopular works as free literature.
All modern books, as well as the works of classics, strictly limited access. You will see information about this either immediately or by downloading the file and reading part of the book (the so-called “introductory fragment”). The price that must be paid for downloading the literature will also be indicated there. This rule applies to such popular sites as LitMir, Librusek, Aldebaran, Vceknigi, Bookz, OwnLib, LibOk, Big Free Library and others.
This article selects digital libraries with a large database on which you can actually download all the books for free. Supported formats for most works are .fb2, .pdf, .txt.
Attention : Before opening links to sites, read the descriptions. 3 of the 4 sites listed are blocked by Roskomnadzor and will only open with the help of simple manipulations.
1. Flibusta
A book fraternity operating from the deep end of the internet. We wrote about how a little earlier. The largest electronic library with free access. It is replenished by the users themselves. For 2019 can boast 418,000 books. More than 2000 books are added monthly.
2. Librusec
One of the oldest pirate libraries on the Runet. Its shelves contain more than 458,000 books(for 2019) To download books for free, use our instructions -.
3. Large electronic library
Free download. 60,000 books. Quite a large number of categories, but the interface is not very user-friendly. If you know what you want to find, you will like the site. Fast page loading speed and downloading books in 1 click.
4. Verbal Bogatyr
This library of e-books is also located in an area of the Internet hidden from search robots. Therefore, it should be opened using TOR browser. Detailed instructions for entering are located at the link in the first point of the rating. The owners of the resource do not report the number of books presented, but test queries demonstrate a large volume of the database. The site's interface is extremely user-friendly and reduces the time required to search and download a book to a few seconds.
Unfortunately, we did not find any other serious sites in RuNet that provide free access to downloading classical and modern literature.
As before, a significant number of works of Russian and world literature can be downloaded using the site Rutracker — our window into the world of free cinema, books and software. For those who have not yet configured access to the resource, we recommend using
Have you bought an e-book reader, but it turned out that downloading the book is not so easy? Some sites offer viruses instead of books, others, under the guise of a whole book, send only half, others turn out to be sites without books at all, but with advertising... In fact, everything is not so complicated. In this selection you will find the best electronic libraries. These free online libraries will delight you with a wide selection of books and a user-friendly interface. All sites are time-tested.RoyalLib
One of the most popular electronic libraries. Books here are offered in different formats - and you can download the one that best suits your reader. Another convenient feature of the library is online reading. You customize the design of the “reader” to your liking and enjoy reading from the big computer screen. You can interrupt at any time - make a bookmark in the book and return to it whenever you want.Twirpx
Rare books and magazines can be found here. The subject matter of the books in this library is incredibly broad. From fiction and entertaining novels to such narrow scientific topics as, for example, “Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics”. Conveniently, on the main page you will find thematic catalogs. Let's say you're interested in celebrity diaries. You will see the section “Memoirs, diaries, autobiographies”, go there and be surprised how many more fascinating books you can read.The only drawback of the library is registration. To download files, you will have to register, but you will not receive any email newsletters from this library. The books here are still free, but you can download them for “points.” Each book is “worth” from 5 to 50 points, depending on its value. When registering, you are automatically awarded 100 points - enough for the first days.
What to do next? Upload your materials to the library. A book or magazine that is not yet in this library. The student can upload his lecture notes. And with each download of your file, you will be awarded points. Thus, the library is constantly updated with new books. If you absolutely do not want to “work for the benefit” of the library, then when the points run out, you can simply register again.
eScriptorium
This is a repository of rare publications and manuscripts. If you didn’t find something in the previous library, then perhaps the book you need is waiting for you here. And once you download it, you can add it to the Twirpx library and earn points.
Flibusta
This is a pirate library. If all previous libraries respect copyright, then Flibusta offers free downloads of those books that authors and publishers would like to sell.The question arises: to download or not to download? It all depends on your conscience and budget. Many readers have found this way out: they download a free book by the author whose work they want to get acquainted with, read it and, if they liked the book, buy it in paper form for their home library. And encouragement for the author, and a good book on the reader’s shelf.
This library is also suitable for schoolchildren and students taking a course in modern literature. After all, it is impossible to buy all the books that are included in the program. Moreover, for the author, every reading is PR, and many writers actually do not mind their books being freely downloaded.
If you do not find the book you need in this library, come back in a few days. Often, copyright holders demand that a book be removed, but after some time it is posted again.
SamoLIT
Not all books in this library are available for free. But the free section is very large, and the books posted there can be downloaded in as many as seven different formats. Many readers will be interested in the “news” section on the site - it tells about new book releases, facts from the lives of writers, and about what is happening in the book world.
Russian fiction
The site was born in 1996, when it was difficult to find free modern science fiction literature on the Internet. No, of course, there was one, but in tiny quantities and, mostly, at exorbitant prices. At that time, there were practically no online libraries intended not for purchasing books, but for one-time reading. Fortunately, the site's management has collected on its resource more than 24,000 files related to the fascinating genre of science fiction.
Aldebaran
The Aldebaran electronic library offers readers convenient sections in which you can find books of completely different genres. Aldebaran positions itself as the largest collection of literature on the Internet. Before downloading, readers can view excerpts of the book online. The resource offers the opportunity to download literature on iPhones, iPads and Androids.Tara Nova
In fact, the site positions itself not so much as a library, but as an archive. The peculiarity of the resource is that it provides a platform for potential publishers. Here you can find both the books themselves and the works of translators. The site is official and the collected materials are provided directly by the authors and translators, and therefore you can safely download all the information posted on it, without fear of breaking the law.
liters
liters (like Aldebaran) is included in the list of the largest online library of e-books. The resource offers its partnership to authors and publishers, so the site is useful not only for the reader. The liters company was founded relatively recently (in 2005), but has already managed to establish itself, having received a prestigious Runet award in 2014. At the moment, the site has about 875,000 books in Russian and foreign languages, among which more than 32,000 books can be downloaded completely free of charge. Among other things, liters presents a database of audiobooks consisting of 10,000 materials.10. Library of Leo Tolstoy's works
A wonderful resource for fans of the great Russian classic. Through the joint efforts of volunteers from 49 countries, a collection of Tolstoy's works, numbering 90 volumes, was compiled on the site. You can also find interesting facts from the biography of Lev Nikolaevich here. Convenient signs will help you not to get confused in the richness of Tolstoy’s work. The site's management makes it possible to download books in different formats or read them online. Here you can also find friends with similar interests and have a good time discussing the works of your favorite writer.
Artifact
Compared to large resources, this library does not have many books (currently about 8,500 texts have been downloaded). But Artifact offers a collection of many fascinating works by popular authors, for example, Isaac Asimov, Robert Asprin and many others. In addition to fiction, there is a wonderful “Languages” section, where students of foreign languages can find useful manuals and textbooks.Bookland
A wonderful resource for lovers of reading. The site contains both paid and free materials. In the “Free Books” section you can find fascinating works by classics and contemporaries. In the site store you can purchase literature in different languages.Old Wizard
An interesting project called “The Old Wizard's Library” presents a catalog of free books. Visit the resource sections and find many works in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. A prerequisite for downloading is registration on the site. By the way, you can combine business with pleasure: when reading new items on the site, proofread the text, correcting typos. This way you will contribute to improving the quality of the free library.
Nestor
The highly specialized library website contains links to download scientific works. The catalog is divided into two halls: general and scientific. In the general hall there are educational and general education sections: computing and programming; home economics; musical and pedagogical literature; cooking; medicine and pharmacology; fishing; literature about animals. The scientific hall has many interesting sections: sociology; political economy; philosophy, etc. This resource allows you to easily and quickly download archived files (with text and illustrations from a given book).Goomer
The library's website is a treasure trove of humanities literature. Here you will find books on pedagogy, cultural studies, political science, etc. The “Fiction” category contains an interesting selection of works by domestic and foreign classics. The only drawback of this site is the lack of a “Download” function. However, if you don’t want to read online, you can simply copy the text manually. Agree, this is a minor obstacle when you desperately need to get hold of a rare scientific work.What sites do you use most often? Share useful literary resources with us. Good books and easy downloading!
Truly professional people have always been distinguished by their love of literature. Even Joseph Stalin, despite his high position, read at least 300 pages a day. Receiving the Stalin Prize for Literature in the USSR was the greatest honor, because the leader himself personally read all the books.
Recently, there has been more and more talk about the decline of book culture - Russia has long lost the title of the most reading country in the world. These assumptions are based on data from the book trade, which is indeed in a sad situation. However, no conclusions can be drawn from this. People didn't stop reading - they just switched to another medium.
Electronic books, e-readers, as they are called, allow you to take with you not just one book, but an entire library, which is very important if, for example, you want to read “The Forsyte Saga” and then immediately “The Dark Tower”. Naturally, there are no storage problems. And with accessibility - you can get the book you are interested in immediately, rather than going to the bookstore, which may well not have it. But in order not to rush all over the Internet, it is useful to know the places where this particular old edition of a very rare book may turn up.
and “Flibusta” (www.flibusta.net). The libraries are similar both in content (there are a lot of different books) and in design. On the page of each book there is an abstract, ratings and reviews from readers. Perhaps the only significant difference is that downloading some books on Librusek is paid. However, online reading is always available - on both sites.
Now let's move on to libraries with specialization.
The previous sites contain a huge number of books, but with rare exceptions these are books from the 18th-21st centuries. If you need the text of “The Prayer of Daniel the Imprisoner,” then the Im warden website (www.imwerden.de) will come to the rescue. In addition to ancient Russian literature and literature of the 18th - 20th centuries, works of some foreign authors are presented.
For science fiction fans, the website www.fantasykniga.com will be very useful. This is a relatively new library. A user-friendly interface, the ability to download freely, an active increase in the number of books, and beautiful design can finally make the library popular in the near future.
Gumer Library
It is impossible not to mention the Gumer library (), which contains a selection of scientific works in the humanities. Here you can find books on philology, Orthodoxy, law, philosophy, foreign languages, incl. “exotic” - Japanese or Turkish. This is the most popular scientific portal where you can find something that cannot be found on other sites.
magazines.russ.ru) - the most convenient and complete collection of periodicals. Binders from the early nineties are presented. Here you can find magazines: Arion, Zvezda, Foreign Literature, Continent, New World, etc. That is, “thick” literary magazines are presented.
The library “www.sci-lib.com” offers a selection of scientific books and magazines. Fields of knowledge represented: various natural sciences (archaeology, astronomy, paleontology, physics, etc.), mathematics, technology, humanities (history, psychology, sociology), society. There is a selection of encyclopedic publications. So, here you can find all volumes of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia or the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia.
The Runiverse portal (www.runivers.ru) offers to learn more about the history of Russia. The material is divided into sections: atlases, military history, general history, regimental history, etc. There is a collection of historical documents.
Naturally, the number of Runet libraries is huge, but we tried to draw your attention to the most famous and interesting projects.
