On September 24 in Ulyanovsk, two “Pugachev in Simbirsk: history and myths” city tours took place.  The students of Ulyanovsk Guards Suvorov Military School and gymnasium №13 participated in the events.

The children enjoyed visiting the sights in the city center, learned many interesting details about Alexander Pushkin’s visit to Simbirsk, immersed themselves in the history of the Pugachev uprising, learned new facts and legends about Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk and the connection of the great poet with our city. At the end of the excursion routes, Emelyan Pugachev himself spoke about the finale of the events of those years in his monologue.

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“This is Pushkin!” project is implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The organizers of the project: Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature, the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum and the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk” Autonomous Non-profit Organization. Contract PFKI 23-2-017106.

Cadets of the Ulyanovsk Guards Suvorov Military School took a trip to Simbirsk of the 18th and 19th centuries and found out how the great poet Alexander Pushkin was connected with our city.

On September 24, Suvorov students attended two creative excursions “This is Pushkin!” dedicated to the 190th anniversary of Pushkin’s visit to Simbirsk and gastronomic maps of our city.

Children traveled to the world of literature, history and gastronomy. Future officers learned how strong the friendship was between Alexander Pushkin and the Simbirsk poet Nikolai Yazykov, and learned about the legends related to the great poet’s visit to Simbirsk. Of great interest were the stories about what dishes Pushkin loved, and what dishes the Simbirians surprised him with. And, of course, the children visited the monument to the Generalissimo, the great commander Alexander Suvorov, who also visited Simbirsk and it was he who accompanied the captured rebel Pugachev.

Traveling through the historical sights of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk has become an important part of the patriotic education of cadets. Many of them came from other cities to study in Ulyanovsk, and therefore their acquaintance with the historical center of the city was unforgettable!

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“This is Pushkin!” project is implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The organizers of the project: Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature, the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum and the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk” Autonomous Non-profit Organization. Contract PFKI 23-2-017106
 

We invite you to the “This is Pushkin!” tours: “Pugachev in Simbirsk: history and myths”.

When: September 18, September 19, September 20, September 21

Time: on these days there will be two excursion tours: at 12-00 and at 13-30

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We invite you to immerse yourself in the history of Simbirsk and go on a unique journey - a creative tour along the “Pugachev route”.

Do you know what was one of the reasons for Pushkin’s arrival in Simbirsk in 1833?

Simbirsk turned out to be the only large city in the Volga region that did not surrender to the leader of the peasant revolt, Pugachev. This fact struck Pushkin. The great poet came to our city to collect valuable historical materials. They formed the basis of two works by Pushkin - “History of the Pugachev Uprising” and the story “The Captain’s Daughter”.

Our route: monument to Bogdan Khitrovo - "House of Yazykovs" literary museum  - Karamzin Square - territory of the Governor's Palace, where in the 19th century Pushkin saw the walls and buildings of the Spassky Convent - Theater Square, Drama Theater - monument to Suvorov - Krasnoznamenny Lane - embankment of the Volga River.

You will learn legends about Pushkin’s stay in Simbirsk and rare facts about our city.

Participants will also receive a gift: a video recording of Tatyana Bulatova’s lecture “From Petrusha to Peter: through the pages of “The Captain’s Daughter” by A.S. Pushkin". Tatyana Bulatova is a  laureate of the International Prize named after. I.A. Goncharova and a writer.

The start of the tour: Lenin Square, Novy Venets Boulevard, monument to Bogdan Khitrovo.

Admission fee (price has changed!): 50 rubles. You may pay with Pushkin’s card.
Registration: +7 917 062 17 51 (Anna).

Tickets: https://www.afisha.ru/wl/611/api#/about/86992

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“This is Pushkin!” project is implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The organizers of the project: Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature, the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum and the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk” Autonomous Non-profit Organization. Contract PFKI 23-2-017106 

From September 17 to 19, 2023, creative meetings with writers and publishers will be held in Ulyanovsk libraries as part of the literary and educational project “Big Country - Big Book”

The main goal of the project is to attract wide public attention in the regions of Russia to the National Literary Award "Big Book", the largest literary award established in November 2005 to search for and reward authors of works that can make a significant contribution to the culture of the country.

In 2023, the following creators will visit Ulyanovsk:

Ilya Boyashov is a writer, historian, executive secretary of the Aurora magazine, member of the Union of Writers and the Union of Journalists of St. Petersburg, laureate of the National Bestseller Award, finalist of the national literary award Big Book.

Alexey Kolmogorov is a film director, screenwriter, writer, finalist of the national literary award “Big Book”.

Elena Shubina is a literary critic, publisher, member of the jury of the national literary award “Big Book” and editor-in-chief of the “Elena Shubina Editorial Office” of the AST Publishing House.

Tatyana Stoyanova is a poet, curator of literary projects, brand manager of the Elena Shubina Editorial Office.

Meetings within the framework of the project “Big Country - Big Book” in Ulyanovsk libraries will be held on September 17, 18 and 19 at the Book Palace of the Ulyanovsk Region, the Ulyanovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth named after Aksakov, in the libraries of the Centralized Library System of Ulyanovsk, at the Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University.

For reference:

The Big Country – Big Book” project “was organized by the “Pushkin Library” Non-profit Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.

Partners of the 2023 project in Ulyanovsk are the “Editing Office of Elena Shubina” (AST publishing house) and the central libraries of the Ulyanovsk region.

Program:

September 17 16.00 - “Book-Reader-Library: who is for whom?” - creative meeting with the participation of I. Boyashov, A. Kolmogorov

Moderator – T. Stoyanova.

Where: Model Specialized Library №7 named after A.F. Treshnikova (Stankostroiteley St., 20).

September 18, 10.30 - “Literary process in the modern world” - creative meeting with the participation of E. Shubina, A. Kolmogorov and I. Boyashov

Moderator – T. Stoyanova.

Where: Scientific Library of Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after. I.N. Ulyanov. 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin Square, 4/5

September 18, 14.30 — “Children’s reading practice is adult work” - a creative meeting between I. Boyashov and employees of children’s libraries in Ulyanovsk

Where: Ulyanovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth named after  Aksakov (Minaeva St., 48)

September 18, 16.30 — “Between Book and Cinema” - a creative meeting with A. Kolmogorov.

Moderator – T. Stoyanova.

Where: Model Central Specialized City Library named after. I.A. Goncharov (Kirova St., 40)

September 19, 12.00 - “Big Country - Big Book” - a creative meeting with the finalist writers of the national literary award “Big Book” A. Kolmogorov and I. Boyashov, as well as the publisher, head of the “Editing Office of Elena Shubina”, member of the jury of the national literary award “The Big Book”  E. Shubina.

Moderator: T. Stoyanova, poet, curator of literary projects, brand manager of the Elena Shubina Editorial Office.

Where: Palace of Books – Ulyanovsk Regional Scientific Library named after V.I. Lenin (3/2 Karamzina lane)

Free admission.

Inquiries by phone: 8(8422)44-30-99, 89022459265, Library Development and Public Relations Department of the Palace of Books

On September 8 in Ulyanovsk “This is Pushkin!”: “Pugachev in Simbirsk: history and myths” creative tours were presented.  The event became part of City Day, which is celebrated from September 8 to 10

The basis of the city tour is the historical context of Pushkin’s trip to Simbirsk to research the Pugachev uprising. Participants visited historical sights of Ulyanovsk associated with Alexander Pushkin and Emelyan Pugachev and learned rare facts and myths from the history of Simbirsk. At the end of the tour, the participants met the rebel Pugachev, played by a professional actor. 

                In the second part of the event, Ulyanovsk residents participated in an interesting conversation - “From Petrusha to Peter: through the pages of “The Captain’s Daughter” by A.S. Pushkin”, held at the I. A. Goncharov Historical and Memorial Center-Museum. Tatyana Bulatova, laureate of the International Literary Prize named after I. A. Goncharov, candidate of philological sciences, writer, development director of the literary agency and school “Floberium”, discussed the modern significance of the story “The Captain’s Daughter” with the townspeople.

                “Today my eighth-graders from school  №83 and I went on a wonderful “This is Pushkin!” city tour.  The format of the creative tour and presentation was interesting. We walked around the city, learned a lot about our beloved Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk, and dispelled our own ideas about where Pugachev was when he was brought to Simbirsk. The children were happy with what they saw. Thank you for organizing such an event in our city!” -  said Tatyana Vasilyevna, a participant.

                “The tour was impressive! I had no idea that Simbirsk was so closely connected with the name of Alexander Pushkin. I would like to thank the guides for an interesting tour through the city center. The conversation with the writer Tatyana Bulatova was exceptional - it revealed so many new aspects of Pushkin’s well-known story; now I look at this text differently.”, - said Daria, a participant of the tour

The project was created with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The creators of the project are the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk” Autonomous Non-profit Organization, Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature Directorate and the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum.

International Literacy Day is celebrated annually on September 8th. This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1966.

In 2023, International Literacy Day is celebrated under the motto: “Promoting Literacy for a World in Transition: Building the Foundation for Resilient and Peaceful Societies”.

This theme highlights the role of literacy in building more inclusive, just and sustainable societies.

"Ulyanovsk-UNESCO City of Literature" joins the call of UNESCO to promote literacy among youth and adults.

On September, 10, at 11:00 in the Pobeda park the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the best works created during the International Children Arts Festival plein airs will take place. The festival was hosted on June 1st of 2023 in Pribrezhny park near the UNESCO alley.
The festival was attended by 2,600 people from 6 countries.

During the exhibition there will be a summing up of the festival and an awards ceremony.

Drawings by children from Turkey, China, South Africa, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Belarus will be presented. Russia will be represented at the exhibition by works of young artists from the Republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, as well as from Ulyanovsk and the Cherdaklinsky district. 31 easels with drawings and 9 stands will be exhibited
⁣Авторы лучших работ получат пригласительные билеты на аттракционы парка «Победа», дино-парка «Затерянный мир» и веревочного парка «Адреналин». Участникам вручат сертификаты международного фестиваля «Все краски вдохновения детства», сладкие подарки от торговой сети «Победа». В этот день на главной сцене парка состоится праздничный концерт, также будут работать 10 развлекательных площадок
⁣The authors of the best works will receive invitation tickets to the amusement park of the Pobeda park, the Lost World Dino park and the Adrenaline rope park. Children will receive certificates of participating in the “All the Colors of Childhood Inspiration” International Festival and sweet gifts from the Pobeda retail chain. On this day, a festive concert will take place on the main stage of the park, and 10 entertainment venues will also operate.

We invite everyone to celebrate the City Day with us and see the best works of young artists of the world!

Organizers of the exhibition: Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature Directorate and the Center for the Development and Support of Creative Projects "Simbirsk". The exhibition is the winning project of the grant competition "Creative City" of the Ulyanovsk Department of Culture, dedicated to the 375th anniversary of the celebration of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk .

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On September 3, the “Science in the Museum” museum laboratory completed its work

The “Exposition” International Conference dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding master of the 20th century Arkady Aleksandrovich Plastov has ended. The “Object – Image – Meaning. Western European still life of the 17th–19th centuries from the collection of the State Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin” exhibition opened in the Museum of Fine Arts of the XX-XXI centuries.  The assembly ended at the Radisson Hotel, where two prizes were awarded: the International Prize in Fine Arts named after A.A. Plastov and the Youth Prize in the field of fine arts named after D.I. Arkhangelski.

Laureates of  the Plastov Prize are:

“For outstanding contribution to the development of fine arts” nomination - Yuri Afanasyevich Grishchenko (Moscow)

“For outstanding contribution to the development of decorative and applied arts” nomination - Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lushina (Nizhny Novgorod)

“In the Homeland of A.A. Plastov" nomination  - Paimushkin Nikolay Ivanovich (Ulyanovsk)

“Patrons and Donors” nomination - Ryabukhin Sergey Nikolaevich (Moscow)

Laureates of the Youth Prize in the field of fine arts named after D.I. Arkhangelski:

“Artist of the Year. Young art" nomination - Evgenia Davletshina (St. Petersburg)

“New Generation” nomination – Kirill Pastushenko (Ulyanovsk)

The photo report: Karim Galeev and Eva Pronina

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                Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature Directorate is a partner of the "Arcadia" International Arts Festival together with the City Administration and the Department of Culture.