In Yevpatoria, the laureates of the city prize were awarded. S. E. Duvana

• In the nomination “Public figure for popularizing the city of Evpatoria” the award was given to a public figure, philanthropist, chairman of the Committee for Perpetuating the Memory of the Writer B.I. Balter, military translator Yakov Vladimirovich Fomenko. He is widely known to city residents for his initiatives to popularize Evpatoria. He sponsored the installation of a stone memorial plaque with a bronze bas-relief of Vladimir Vysotsky in the Old Town. Also initiated and coordinated installation activities on the embankment named after. Tereshkova bronze monument to the writer Boris Balter and the heroes of his famous story “Goodbye, boys!”
• In the nomination “Contribution to the preservation of Karaite culture”, the head of the Karaite national song and dance ensemble “Fidan” Oksana Gennadievna Altunina. She has been studying ethnographic sources for 16 years, creating performances for the ensemble, relying on folklore materials, attracting specialists in the field of folk and stage image to create costumes based on ancient photographs and engravings, conducting active educational activities in order to maintain, develop and popularize folklore traditions Karaites of Crimea.
• In the category “Culture and Art”, the teacher of the Evpatoria Children’s Art School named after. Yu.V. Volkova Sergey Ivanovich Ruban. He is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, a permanent participant in international, all-Russian, Crimean plein airs and exhibitions. In her work she combines the spiritual and moral education of children with teaching drawing, painting, and composition. Takes an active part in the public life of Evpatoria. During his work at the school, his students became students of secondary and higher art educational institutions.

As part of the event, Yakov Fomenko donated valuable and unique photographs to the fund of the Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore, one of which shows the writer Boris Balter in his school years.

Let us remind you that the award is to them. S. E. Duvan is an annual prestigious city award, which is awarded for outstanding services, significant and practical contributions to the development and prosperity of the city, its popularization, as well as for special achievements in the field of science, culture, art, sports and other fields, including charity, patronage and sponsorship.

source: Department of Public Relations and Media of the Evpatoria City Administration