The General Staff Library in the second half of the 19-th century

The author investigates into the history of main military library Russian Empire. In mid 19-th century, General Staff Library became one largest book depositories in Russia. sets goal to review events related during period when F. Kruse and A. N. Petrov were heading institution. This was characterized by consistent collection development collaborations with historians, new trends expanding openness Owing reform Dmitry Milyutin, Minister War, accessible for all personnel a nd, through s pecial o rder, f or c ivilians. T he ources tudy re unpublished materials from State Military Historical Archive.Based on these sources literature, describes efforts librarians Petrov, analyzes internal structure institution, structure. Despite fact that institution run professional soldiers – above-mentioned had education, even took part Crimean War developed properly performed efficiently.