Nizhny Novgorod is a city with centuries of history, founded in 1221. Here you can see ancient buildings, the Kremlin, built in the 16th century, and churches that have preserved the atmosphere of the past.
St. Petersburg as well as the rest of the world celebrates the International Tourism Day this week. A water carnival timed to coincide with the holiday took place on Saturday. SUP-festival participants - stand-up paddlers - swam along the Moika River and the canals of the center of the Northern Capital of Russia.
For the 6th time, the Hermitage Museum Days have opened in Vladivostok. The event takes on an international format - the staff of the country's main museum share their experience with their Far Eastern colleagues, as well as with the art critics from Mongolia, China, Korea and Japan.
The Headquarters for the prevention of the spread of coronavirus decided to resume regular flights with another four countries as from 21 September, 2021.
One of the largest exhibitions of works made of glass by contemporary masters was opened at the General Staff Building of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It occupies more than ten halls of the museum. The exhibition “Glasstress. A Window to the Future” includes more than 50 works, including those by Jan Fabre, Ai Weiwei, the Chapman brothers, etc.
30 years ago on 6 September, 1991, Leningrad was renamed back to St. Petersburg. The decision to return the historical name to the city was made taking into account the opinion of the city-dwellers. Over its 318-year history, St. Petersburg has changed names several times - during different periods of time it used to be called Petrograd and Leningrad.
The 9th International Contemporary Art Fair Cosmoscow 2021 will be held from 18 to 20 September at the Central Manège in Moscow. 80 galleries will present their stands at the event. Visitors will be able to get acquainted with galleries from Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Hong Kong, Georgia, UAE, Norway, Poland, Russia, France, Switzerland and Estonia.
The 20th Baikal International Film Festival "Man and Nature" will open in Irkutsk on 8 September. The competition program included 31 films. These are documentary, popular science, fiction, animation and full-dome films that will be shown in the Irkutsk Planetarium.
The Baltic Sea Day is celebrated every year on the last Thursday in August. The annual event launched by John Nurminen Foundation is a day of celebration in honour of our beloved sea. It’s mission is to encourage people to enjoy its uniqueness and to take concrete actions that benefit the sea.
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