Getting to know the two capitals
The cultural and educational routes program “Culture Map 4+85”, initiated by the Russian Ministry of Culture and implemented by the Federal State Budgetary Institution ROSCONCERT, will end on December 15. It was created as an analogue of the “Pushkin Card” for schoolchildren in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The program offers the opportunity to travel, visit unforgettable places and get to know the historical, cultural, scientific and technical heritage of the country.
Every week, starting from August 2, men from new regions arrive in Moscow and St. He went to St. Petersburg.
Program participants were divided into three age groups: 8 to 11 years old, 12 to 14 years old, and 15 to 17 years old, so that they could be more comfortable and engaging with their peers.
“From the beginning of August to mid-December, more than 10 thousand children from the Lugansk People’s Republic, Donetsk People’s Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions were transferred to Moscow and St. Petersburg. He visited St. Petersburg. Many visited Russia’s two main cities for the first time. Children visited unforgettable places with great enthusiasm and got acquainted with the rich historical, cultural, scientific and technical heritage of our homeland,” said Olga Lyubimova, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Rich program
In Moscow, schoolchildren first went on a grand sightseeing tour of the city, visiting Red Square and the Alexander Garden. Children were shown the Bolshoi Theatre, GUM, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Sparrow Hills. To get acquainted with the historical heritage of Russia, they took us to the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the Museum of the State Center for Contemporary History of Russia and the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia” at VDNKh.
No trip is complete without visiting the State Museum of Fine Arts. LIKE. Pushkin and Izmailovo Kremlin, where children get acquainted with three museums at once – bread, toys and animation.
The children also visited Moscow theaters. In the State Academic Central Puppet Theater named after him. SV Obraztsov’s children “Pinocchio”, “Old Senor and…”, “Peter Pan and Wendy”, “Playing Shakespeare”, “An Extraordinary Concert”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, “The Tale of Shakespeare” watched their shows. Tsar Saltan”, “The Snowman” “, “Baron Munchausen”. “Gzhel” at the Moscow State Academic Dance Theater – “Pippi Longstocking”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “The Ural Tale. Lady of the Copper Mountain”. At the eponymous Moscow State Academic Children’s Musical Theatre. NI Saturday – “The Wizard of the Emerald City”, “Sherlock Holmes”, “#Love#Opera”, “#Pushkin #Opera #Best”. Russian Academic Youth At the Theater (RAMT) – “Bahçesaray Fountain”.
An entertainment and educational program was also organized for children – schoolchildren visited the Zoological Research Museum of Moscow State University. We visited MV Lomonosov, the Great Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Boulevard and of course the Moscow Zoo.
They have prepared an equally rich and exciting program for children going to St. Petersburg. Thus, the historical part is St. It included the St. Petersburg State Historical Museum, the Russian State Political History Museum, and the Peter and Paul Fortress. Children wandered around the state museum reserves “Tsarskoye Selo” and “Gatchina”. Petrovskaya Aquatoria Model Theater helped us get to know the city better.
An interesting cultural program was organized: schoolchildren watched the performances “Thumb”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights”, “Black Hen” at the Puppet Theater of Fairy Tales, “The Nutcracker” at the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre. , “Fathers and Sons”, “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Boat with White Sail was Sailing”, “Adolescence”, “Evenings with Peter the Great”, “An Ordinary Miracle” – St. Afterwards at the St. Petersburg Youth Theatre. AA Bryantseva “Simplicity is enough for every wise man” at the Baltic House Theater Festival.
Children also attend Great St. Petersburg State Circus, Zoological Museum, St. In addition to the St. Petersburg Planetarium, they also visited the Russian Railway Museum “October Railway”, a branch of Russian Railways.
Within the scope of the “Cultural Map 4+85” program, trips for children, museum and theater visits, and the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia”, which opened on November 4 at VDNKh, were organized. Children saw all the beauty of Moscow and the Northern capital, attended wonderful performances at the Obraztsov Theater, watched ballet at the Mariinsky Theater, opera at the Sats Theater, got acquainted with advanced technologies at the exhibition “Russia”, learned new things. St. There are many new and interesting things in the Museum of Political History in St. Petersburg planetariums. We experienced unforgettable emotions while visiting Tsarskoe Selo and Kronstadt. At the final stage, two more cities joined the program – children from new regions were hospitably welcomed by the hero cities Tula and Kaluga,” noted Olga Lyubimova, head of the Russian Ministry of Culture.
All inclusive
During the trips, schoolchildren were provided with quality meals three times a day, transportation, accommodation in capital hotels and, if necessary, medical care. Adults also accompanied the trips.
At least 10 thousand children from new regions are expected to participate in the program next year.
“Undoubtedly, the All-Russian program of cultural and educational routes for schoolchildren of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions “Cultural map 4+85”,
It has become a very important and current project that allows children from new regions to participate in the cultural life of our common country,” stressed Olga Lyubimova.
Travel reviews
According to the teachers and the accompanying group, the children really liked the program of cultural and educational routes “Cultural Map 4+85” covering all of Russia.
Children share their impressions: “Moscow welcomed us warmly and sincerely.” — We really liked Red Square and the theaters we visited. “I would like to see more trips like this to expand my horizons”, “Thank you for the opportunity to feel like a part of our vast homeland, Russia.” “An unforgettable experience!”, “Thank you for granting me every wish”, “The Contemporary History Museum increased my knowledge, now I know what I want to be.”
The guys who visited the northern capital left no less enthusiastic reviews.
“I really liked the city. This place is very nice, European style. We got caught in a heavy snowfall in Palace Square – the view was truly fascinating, we took so many photos!”, “I love the architecture of the city, everything fits the bill, even the advertisements on the buildings”, “We bought souvenirs to take to our mothers.” “Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to organizing our trip,” the children say. “Emotions are running high, this trip was unforgettable!”; “We learned a lot of new information and visited the most beautiful places of our country. “We will definitely have to come back here again to look at everything carefully.”