Aviastar, paleotourism and museums for every taste: Ulyanovsk region at the RUSSIA EXPO
The Ulyanovsk region is famous not only
for the names of its outstanding natives, but also for its unique tourist
places. Here you can admire the panorama of the Volga River in its widest part
and see two majestic parallel bridges - Imperial and Presidential. Also, in the
Ulyanovsk region there is an unparalleled open-air Aviation Museum, an amazing
"Undoria" geopark and dozens of other attractions.
At the stand of the region in Pavilion 75
you can "fly" over the city in the cockpit of the legendary IL-76
airplane, control a river dry cargo ship on the Volga River and charge your
gadget from a wind generator.
Students and schoolchildren will be able
to learn how to control a drone, assemble a wind generator blade and find out
how nuclear physics is applied in practice in a real industrial reactor.
Ulyanovsk is called the aviation capital
of Russia. It is home to the country's industrial giant, Aviastar enterprise,
where IL-76MD-90A transport planes are manufactured.
Ulyanovsk is home to the Civil Aviation Museum, an unparalleled open-air complex where visitors can see legendary passenger and non-military aircraft produced in Russia from the early XX century to the present day. The exposition is departmental - it belongs to the airfield of the aviation institute, where future pilots are trained, so visitors have a unique opportunity to watch training flights and passing final exams.
The guests of the region can visit the national park "Sengileev Mountains" and geopark "Undoria", as well as the famous open-air museum-reserve "Lenin's Homeland", the balalaika museum, the museum of the amazing simbircite stone and many other interesting expositions.
At the branch of the National Centre RUSSIA in Primorye, the book "Oar’s Trace" was presented. It is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Primorye Federation of Canoeing and Kayaking.
Vietnamese singer Nguyen Duc Phuc will represent Vietnam at the International Music Contest "Intervision" with the song "Phu Dong Thien Vuong".
On 16 September, a unique event took place at the National Centre RUSSIA: a theatrical re-enactment of an old wedding ceremony from the Tula region.
