Excursion "Towards the "Captain" daughter"

October 3rd

Orenburg, Sovetskaya, 20

Orenburg region is one of the places associated with the name of A. Pushkin. His novel "The Captain's Daughter", written on Orenburg material, is one of the most popular works in the world. "The Captain's Daughter" is published and read in all countries. The library has the largest collection of the novel, numbering more than 300 copies in 45 languages of the world. There are unique editions among them: a book printed in relief-dotted Braille, a miniature edition measuring 48x32 mm with author's illustrations by A. Konenko. Guests will be able to see these and other editions of the story by visiting the literary performance "Pushkin and Orenburg Region", where they will also learn more about the history of the country, the Pugachev uprising and A. Pushkin's journey to the Orenburg Region.

Visitors will take part in the flash mob "Reading the Captain's Daughter in different languages" and the master class "I write like Pushkin", and will also be able to take photos in the historical mansion of V. Chistozvonov, where one of the library buildings is located today.

A source: Culture.RF

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"Russian Matryoshka Doll – the Soul of Russia" program

"Russian Matryoshka – the soul of Russia" educational program has been prepared by specialists of the regional House of Culture. One of the most famous toys created by human hands in Russia is everyone's favorite matryoshka doll. She is the bearer of the Russian spiritual values of the country and the historical memory of the people. It combines social structure, way of life, mores and customs, achievements of craft and folk art, technology and art. At the event, students will hear the story of the appearance of a wooden toy, that there are different nesting dolls, and the very first one appeared only at the end of the 19th century. That the whole secret of this doll was that it contained a whole family, the ways it was painted, and the role of the matryoshka doll in the life of the Russian people. She continues to amaze with the power of expressiveness of the Russian national character. Russian Russian birch and Russian samovar matryoshka is an informal symbol of Russia. Photo and video materials will be used during the event. Mufazalova Victoria Saritarovna, 83535621076.

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Educational program "Matryoshka is a symbol of Russia!"

Specialists of the regional House of Culture have prepared an educational program "Matryoshka is a symbol of Russia!". Russian Russian matryoshka has become an unofficial symbol of Russia along with the Russian birch tree and the Russian samovar. At the event, students will hear the story of the doll's creation, existing folk styles of art painting. Russian Russian toys reflect people's ideas of peace and goodness, and how a matryoshka doll combines basic values: motherhood, family, Russian unity, and national character. Photo and video materials will be used during the event. At the end of the program, everyone present will take with them not only knowledge, but also memorable souvenirs.Mufazalova Victoria Saritarovna 83535621076.

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Lecture "Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov through the eyes of Russian artists"

During the event, the audience will get acquainted with the works of Russian artists who painted paintings depicting episodes from the life of the Aksakov family over the years, landscapes of the places where they lived in different years, as well as illustrations for the works of Sergei Timofeevich. Students will have an excellent opportunity to see a presentation of paintings by Russian and Soviet masters, among which the works of Buguruslan artists who reflected the beauty of the nature of the estate in the village of Aksakovo are of particular interest, get acquainted with paintings created in different years at the estate in the village, and listen to live musical compositions. The lecture helps children to better understand Aksakov's cultural heritage, develops interest in literature and art, and enriches knowledge about prominent figures of Russian culture.

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Lecture-talk "A journey through folk art crafts"

Based on deep artistic traditions, folk art is part of the life and culture of Russia, and has a beneficial effect on shaping the person of the future. The uniqueness of the country is revealed through many unique crafts: there is a golden khokhloma with lush herb paintings, and a sonorous blue-and-white gzhel, and an elegant Gorodetsky painting with horses and peacocks, and a cheerful Dymkovsky toy, and a refined finish, and lacquer miniatures of Palekh.At the lecture-talk "Journey through folk Art crafts", participants will get acquainted with the history of these folk art centers, learn about the characteristic elements of patterns, traditional colors and technologies. For clarity, a demonstration of samples of folk art products will be presented. In the interactive part, guests will be able to apply their knowledge, defining the stylistic features of the products and trying their hand at making simple ornaments.

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The exposition of the Orsk Museum of Local Lore

The Orsk Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest museums in the Orenburg region. The opening took place on June 18, 1939. By that time, he had 2,800 museum items, and by 2025 he had increased their number by 27 times.The "Great Steppe" exhibition will give an idea of the successive stages of the development of the human community in the Eastern Orenburg region from the Early Paleolithic (3 million – 70 thousand years ago) to the Late Bronze Age (2 thousand years BC). The halls of the museum chronicle the history of the city's development – from the Orenburg fortress to the district of Orsk, from a small settlement on the banks of the Yaik to an industrial city in two parts of the world.

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