Vyborg hosted the 9th All-Russian Conference “Preservation and Revival of Small Historical Towns and Rural Settlements: Problems and Prospects. Comprehensive Comprehensive Programs for Development.”
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Horse Breeding Center and Architectural Monument
One of the unique and interesting objects of cultural heritage of the Ryazan region is the old-Lived stud farm as part of the industrial estate complex of the von Derviz family.
View More Horse Breeding Center and Architectural MonumentHeroes of “Our Time”
In Kazan, the winners of the 6th annual open republican television festival of creative work of working youth “Our time — Beznen zaman” were announced. The executive secretary of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze participated in the ceremony of awarding the best teams.
View More Heroes of “Our Time”The Russian Genius. Dmitry Mendeleev
The event that laid the new foundation of the world science development 150 years ago will be celebrated next year. The General Assembly of the UN proclaimed the year 2019 the universal year of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Our magazine started a series of publications devoted to the great advent and its author, an outstanding Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev.
View More The Russian Genius. Dmitry MendeleevSupporting Female Scientists
In September 2018, the jury named winners of the For Women in Science award set up by L’Oréal and UNESCO. Ten young candidates and doctors of science received grants to continue their academic career. In December, the awards ceremony was held in Moscow, featuring its long-time host, journalist Svetlana Sorokina.
View More Supporting Female ScientistsIn Search of the “Ice Continent”. Faddey Bellingshausen
September 2018 is the 240th birth anniversary of Faddey Bellingshausen, the discoverer of the southern continent, called “Antarctica” in the future.
View More In Search of the “Ice Continent”. Faddey BellingshausenUNESCO Invites Artists to Antarctica
The little-trodden Antarctic realms still appeal to many people these days. Not only the scientists and travelers, but artists, too.
View More UNESCO Invites Artists to AntarcticaThe Master of Color. Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky
At the beginning of the 20th century, a color separation method was invented to create color photographs. This technology, which in its time was rather complicated, made it possible to achieve amazing realism and excellent quality of images. The pioneer of color photography in Russia was the scientist and innovator Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky, whose 155th anniversary was celebrated in 2018.
View More The Master of Color. Sergei Prokudin-GorskyTolstoy of Our Time
Literary critics call writer Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn the “Tolstoy of our time.” Such comparison with the Russian classic of the 19th century is not coincidental. After all, Solzhenitsyn, as once his predecessor, artistically interpreted the unique experience of the Russian history in the new, 20th century. The 100th anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn is included in the UNESCO Calendar of memorable dates for 2018.
View More Tolstoy of Our TimeInimitable
In 2018, operatic diva and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Montserrat Caballe celebrated her 85th birthday. As tradition requires, the greatest soprano of our time celebrated the anniversary under theatrical lights and to a round of unceasing applause from the audience. In June, Caballe visited Moscow and gave a concert at the Kremlin Palace. Four months later, the brilliant opera singer passed away.
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