“Revolution and Culture of the People” is a unique work published in 1917. The book, written by Georgy Ivanovich Porshnev, a well-known bibliographer and cultural figure, is a collection of articles that explore the impact of the revolution on the cultural development of the people. The author touches on the topics of out-of-school education, cultural self-identification and the importance of national libraries in the period of social transformation. Porshnev focuses on the importance of cultural and educational processes for the formation of a new society in the context of revolutionary changes. Porshnev's works become a valuable source for studying not only the cultural aspects of the revolution, but also for analyzing the development of popular education. Main topics of the book: The role of culture in the revolutionary process. The impact of the revolution on public education and cultural enlightenment. The importance of libraries and book publishing for the formation of a new cultural identity. There are stamps of libraries