The Historical Information Library is an online resource for exploring the history of Russia and neighboring regions through digitized reference materials, publications, maps, and archival records. Its extensive catalog covers topics ranging from family and local history to religion, government, military affairs, geography, and economic life. Researchers can browse archival collections and databases, census and population lists, revision records, parish registers, address calendars, commemorative books, directories, and historical studies.

The library also provides maps and atlases of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Europe, and the wider world, including historical and military topographic maps. Its publication collections include books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers from pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods. Additional sections feature flags, coats of arms, coins, postcards, engravings, and resources on factories, fairs, and exhibitions.

The site offers search tools, author and title catalogs, methodological guidance for beginners, and information about archives. With a reported collection of more than 135,000 files, it serves history enthusiasts, genealogists, and researchers seeking historical source material