The "Beautiful Petersburg" season started at the RUSSIA EXPO
The
"Beautiful Petersburg" season has been launched at the RUSSIA EXPO.
It replaced the "Comfortable Petersburg" season and will last until
March 24 inclusive. The thematic week will include a performance-interview
"My Beautiful Petersburg" by Nikolai Tsiskaridze, People's Artist of
the Russian Federation, Rector of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
The project
is designed to show the diversity and richness of the cultural heritage of the
city on the Neva River, reveal its unique features and draw attention to the
preservation and promotion of historical and architectural values.
"Thanks
to the national project "Housing and Urban Environment" last year
alone, 72 new territories for recreation, sports and walks with children in
nature were opened in St. Petersburg. And in total, 226 objects have been
improved in the city over the past five years. I am sure that at our stand you
will see how one of the most beautiful cities in the world is evolving. You
will see how new public spaces are appearing and how the historical look and
unique architecture are preserved. At our stand you will be able to see how
unique projects have been realized in recent years. And if you come to St.
Petersburg, you will see it with your own eyes. By preserving the past, we create
the future," said Evgeny Razumishkin, Vice-Governor of Saint Petersburg.
Nikita
Yavein, Merited Architect of Russia, Professor of the Saint Petersburg State
Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.Y.
Repin, Head of the Studio 44 Architectural Bureau, drew the attention of the
visitors of the Exposition to the fact that Saint Petersburg is constantly
transforming and changing for the better.
"Come
to the Exposition and come to our city. St. Petersburg is now becoming more and
more comfortable - and not only in the center, the suburbs are great too!
Living is getting better and better, especially for tourists. I myself have
recently fallen in love with walking around the city in the evening and even at
night - it's absolutely safe. I invite everyone to our city!" noted Nikita
Yavein.
The
"Beautiful Petersburg" season will be full of masterclasses,
lectures, videos, presentations and quizzes. Visitors to the exposition will be
introduced to the modern urban planning approach in St. Petersburg. Ensembles
and complexes designed and realized in the city in recent years will be
presented.
On March 20, the city's stand in Pavilion No. 75 will host the presentation of the book "St. Petersburg Urban Planning Graphics", a lecture by Nikita Yavein "Profession - Architect" and a lecture-talk by Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev entitled "My Beautiful Sporty Petersburg".
The guests of the week will also include deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Boyarsky, chief architect of Saint Petersburg Pavel Sokolov, director of the Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve Olga Taratynova, and photographer-artist of the State Hermitage Yuri Molodkovets.
