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Answer the questions by quoting the text.1
. Q: How many volumes does the Russian State Library contain?
A: The Russian State Library contains more, than 40 million volumes.
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. Q: Where is the library's "brain"?
A: The library's "brain" is in the catalogue room, where al information is easily available.
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. Q: What are the catalogues meant for?
A: The catalogues list the books alphabetically, according to subject.
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. Q: What kind of information do special information and bibliographical departments give?
A: There are also special information and bibliographical departments dealing with information about every known work published in the world.
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. Q: Is there a new publications room in the library?
A: There is also a new publications' room.
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. Q: How many Russian and foreign publications does the library recive every year?
A: Every year the library recives some 700,000 Russian and 250,000 foreign publications.