Jubilee
Celebrations in St. Petersburg Scheduled
for
May 24 - June 1 2003
Saturday, May 24. With a slogan 'Grateful Descendant,
celebrations start in Staraya Ladoga, the pioneer capital of Russia.
All the cities ever been Russians capitals - Veliky Novgorod, Moscow,
Kiev, and Vladimir - will congratulate St. Petersburg. Ceremonial
worships and church services will be held. By the tradition of the
100th and 200th Anniversary of St. Petersburg celebrations there
will be civil placing of wreaths at the monuments and memorials
in the St. Petersburg's memorable places, such as the Bronze Horseman,
Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery and Serafimovskoye Cemetery, Victory
Stella, Literatorskiye Footbridge, monument to Alexander Nevsky,
Nienshanz and Oreshek Fortresses, Ust-Izhora town). All the people
who built and defended our city and who worked for its welfare will
be commemorated.
Sunday, May 25. All the Streets Meet Festival!
Ceremonial opening of new facilities: entertainment centers, pedestrian
areas. Festive actions will embrace embankments, squares, and waterways
of the city; orchestras will play music in the city's park and gardens.
Students of military colleges will march in the streets. Everyone
will feel himself/herself in the center of events.
Monday, May 26. Festival of science, education,
production, and modern technologies. St. Petersburg is an intellectual
center of Russia that gave a large number of scientists to the world.
International, All-Russian, and city conferences, forums, congresses,
workshops, award ceremonies for scientists, and advanced technologies
demonstrations will be held.
Tuesday, May 27. City's Birthday.
The city's foundation day will start with the Peter and Paul Fortress
firing a shot. Flowers will be laid to the Bronze Horseman. Parade
of Russian and foreign historical ships, boat races and regattas
on the Neva, at Pribaltiyskaya hotel, and in Kronshtadt will start.
Military orchestras music will accompany military schools cadets.
Worships in the cathedrals of different confessions. Concerts on
the city's theater stages and stadiums will conclude by night with
festive fire-works in all of the districts of the city on Neva.
Wednesday, May 28. Sports and Health Day.
St. Petersburg is a city of Olympians! Festive actions dedicated
to sport achievements, celebration and rewarding of St. Petersburg
Olympic champions and sport community will be held in our city,
the city of people strong in body and spirit. Mass sporting festivals
and international competitions, football matches and chess tournaments,
various sports competitions, aqua bike, relay races.
Thursday, May 29. Theater Festival.
At day time, all the St. Petersburg theaters will participate in
theater outdoor fetes, street performances, and puppet shows; perform
fresh plays for children and adults and live pictures in the streets
and pedestrian zones. At night, jubilee premiers and plays will
be performed; and Golden Mask contest-final will be held. Artistic
intelligentsia will be rewarded with various awards.
Friday, May 30. Peter the Great Birthday. The beginning
of the session of jubilee exhibitions in the Golden Triangle 'Anichkov
Palace - Michailovsky Manage - Shuvalovsky Palace', in all the exhibition
halls, museums, and galleries: Lenexpo, the Hermitage, the Russian
Museum, Artillery Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Museum of Railway
Transport. Most of exhibitions and museums will allow free of charge
public attendance.
Saturday, May 31. International Festival 'All Flags
Come to Visit Us':.
International water event in the Big Neva waters. Opening of Amber
Chamber. World stars concert in Tsarskoye Selo. Jubilee Petersburg
carnival, dance show in Kronshtadt, rock show for the youth, children
show 'Smiles of Northern Palmyra, assemblies, festivals, and many
other events.
Sunday, June 1. International Day of Children's
Protection.
International children carnival on Vasilievsky Island, air show,
Millitary-Sporting festival on S. M. Kirova stadium. Children and
youth artistic teams' performances, contests, competitions, and
relay races. These jubilee days, everyone will participate in festive
events, everyone will be addressed with congratulations from the
President and the Russian Federation Government, from the St. Petersburg
Administration and administrations of other countries and regions.
During the whole 2003 year, countries of Europe and of all of the
world, cities and regions of Russia will participate in the jubilee
events emphasizing that St. Petersburg is the national patrimony
and the whole world's heritage
More information you may find here http://eng.gov.spb.ru/culture
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