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On November 4 Russia marks National Unity Day, one of the recently established public holidays.
A group of Native Americans led by Robin Joy, a curator of the Fort Ross National Park came to Tot’ma to make a tour of the city where Ivan Kuskov was born, to see the sights of it, to get acquainted with the Russian traditions, and to learn to make Russian souvenirs. In a local museum the American guests painted souvenir distaffs. They were treated to cloudberry jam and pies cooked according to old recipes.
The exhibition under the heading “Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker - mystery, figment and truth” opened in the Liechtenstein National Museum in Vaduz. The Liechtenstein National Museum is showing a temporary exhibition of icons of St. Nicholas, items from the collections of the Vologda State Museum-Preserve, the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Veliky Ustyug Museum, the Museum of Dionisy's frescoes in Ferapontovo and Tot’ma museum association.
Representatives of the Fort Ross National Park (California, USA) arrived in the Vologda Region to visit Tot’ma, a hometown of Ivan Kuskov, the founder of Fort Ross, to see its sights and to take part in a round-table discussion “Heritage of Fort Ross: Dialogue of Cultures”.
The PAP-FOR will take place on October 28 to October 31, 2014 in Saint Petersburg.
The participants of the meeting - politicians, scholars, museum workers, artists, Native Americans, including the Kashaya Pomo, professors and students will exchange views on preserving the heritage of Russian America, strengthening friendship between the peoples of the two states.
A group of Native Americans led by Robin Joy, a curator of the Fort Ross National Park will come to Tot’ma to make a tour of the city where Ivan Kuskov was born, to see the sights of it, to get acquainted with the Russian traditions, to learn to make Russian souvenirs and taste cloudberry jam.
The Conference marks 25 years of the European and global Healthy Cities movement. The movement represents one of the most enduring and thriving international public health initiatives.
The exhibits of the Vologda Lace Museum will be on display at the International Heritage Show, a benchmark event that brings together professionals involved in restoring and protecting the heritage. It is held in the prestigious setting of the Carrousel du Louvre.
By the decree of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda was elevated to Cathedral status.