"Future in flowers" festival — may 21 at the RUSSIA EXPO
More than
100 million flowers, over a hundred floral expositions of regions, departments
and state corporations, unique floral art objects are waiting for guests of the
RUSSIA EXPO at the "Future in Flowers" festival. The floral festival
will start on the territory of VDNH on May 21 and will last until July 8.
The guests
of the RUSSIA EXPO will be welcomed by elegant strolling and lounge zones that
are drowning in greenery, floral masterclasses, floral fashion show, lectures
by the most famous breeders and fascinating quizzes for children.
The leading
Russian breeders will present their best achievements: about 400 varieties of
peonies, 140 varieties of lilacs, 120 varieties of irises, 250 varieties of
roses, 30 varieties of dahlias and hundreds of other Russian plants.
A special
section dedicated to the festival has already been opened on the Exposition website. Here you will get acquainted with amazing
properties of sphagnum, incredible white dandelions, promising Crimean olive.
You will learn the secrets of rhododendron from the Irkutsk region, a plant
from the tears of the Virgin Mary and a marvelous rose of peace from the
Donetsk Republic. By the way, these roses were given to the heads of
delegations of the founding countries at the first meeting of the UN General
Assembly.
You will
get immersed in the history of the region through a story about the plants
growing on its territory, about breeding achievements, about the way these
plants have influenced the economy. You will also learn about the medicinal
properties of plants, the ways they are used in folk medicine and in modern
medicine.
"Future in
Flowers" is a story about our natural wealth, history, folk wisdom and Russia's
unique high tech.
To mark the start of All-Russian Space Week, which begins on 4 October, the National Centre RUSSIA shares the stories of people involved in space exploration.
Host Alexei Slushchev and philosopher Konstantin Matsan discuss how ideas about human values have developed and whether they can influence our lives today.
In addition to souvenirs, a tea collection and healthy sweets, visitors to the Department Store showed particular interest in books.
