35 small towns in Russia received billions of dollars in grants to preserve the legacy of Peter I
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova said that “the Ministry of Culture of Russia approved a plan of events to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great, it will be attended by large and small Russian cities, which we call Peter the Great cities.”
35 small towns from 20 regions received grants for the restoration of historical centers of cities to preserve Peter’s heritage. Not millions of dollars, but billions.
A series of events will be held as part of the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Russian Emperor Peter I, the main celebrations will be held in June 2022.
The Peter the Great State Prize will be awarded for the first time in 2022 in three categories.
"... for state-building, the solution of national questions, for international activities. So far, 115 applications have been received. It is important that applications are sent from the regions, from workers of culture and art, from the museum community.
In the near future, organizational issues will be completed on the creation of the Assembly of Peter’s Museums, which will include museums and associations from the regions that have Peter’s heritage. The first meeting with the Union of Museums of Russia is planned in Tula at the end of June 2021.
It is planned that the center of the anniversary celebrations will be St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Anniversary events will be held in Voronezh, Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg, Arkhangelsk, Yaroslavl and other cities.
Source: tourism.interfax