CrimeaPRESS reports:
Festive events within the framework of the celebration of the 240th anniversary of the founding of Sevastopol — concerts, master classes, exhibitions — were held in all districts. And the morning in the Hero City began with a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the memorial sign of the founding of Sevastopol, installed in honor of the 200th anniversary of the city in gratitude to all those who created, developed, defended and glorified Sevastopol.
Dear Sevastopol residents! I congratulate you on City Day! Founded by Empress Catherine II, the legendary Sevastopol has been an outpost of the southern borders of the country for 240 years. For many, it still remains a mystery what is the strength and secret of the Hero City. The answer is simple: in our people. We honor our glorious past, are proud of the present and confidently look to the future. Thank you, people of Sevastopol, for your loyalty to traditions and genuine love for the city. May peace, prosperity and well-being be in every family, in every home, and each next generation will continue to glorify our Sevastopol and Russia! Happy holiday! — the press service of the Government of Sevastopol quotes Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
On the territory of the sports and recreation complex named after the 200th anniversary of Sevastopol, the festival «Sports Sevastopol» was held. The program of the event included mini-tournaments in rugby, football, high jump, tennis, volleyball, passing the TRP standards and an athletics race for everyone.
In the Konstantinovskaya Battery Museum and Exhibition Complex, residents and guests of the city were able to watch a festive concert and a photo exhibition by Sevastopol photographer Yuri Yuganson.
On the festive day, free excursions were also held in the city: «City by the Sea», «Lazarev’s Heritage», «Malakhov Kurgan», «Balaklava». As part of the sightseeing tours, one could get acquainted with the heroic pages of the history of the city, with its present, projects and prospects for the development of Sevastopol.
City Day is a special holiday for our family. We are all native Sevastopol residents. Parents, me, my husband — we were all born, raised and live here. We love to study the history of our small Motherland, so we decided to go on an excursion, we were very pleased. On my own behalf, I want to congratulate all Sevastopol residents on the 240th anniversary of our Hero City. Peace and prosperity to Sevastopol! Irina Izmailova, a resident of Sevastopol, notes.
A tourist location worked on the observation deck on the Kornilov embankment — master classes in sketching, painting ceramics, mobile photography, and making aroma sachets were held here. It was also possible to visit the historical VR location.
Residents of Balaklava were able to join the quest «The Scouts Historical Relay Race».
The Fishermen’s Palace of Culture hosted the team competition «Unravel Sevastopol» for everyone, and the best teams of the institution performed creative performances in Victory Park.
The culmination was the holiday “We praise you, dear Sevastopol”, dedicated to the Day of Russia and the 240th anniversary of the Hero City of Sevastopol. Tours, master classes, demonstration performances, and a concert were held on Malakhov Hill. There were interactive sites: a pottery workshop, a game of chess, workshops on modeling salt dough, fine arts, casting soldiers, painting gingerbread, modeling clay, making a textile toy, making a toy from bast, making a wooden toy, weaving bracelets from beads .
The military-patriotic park of culture and recreation «Patriot» hosted the festival of power sports «Eurasian Games 2023», which is held as part of the «Strongest Nation in the World» project. It was attended by 14 strongmen from the DPR, Kerch, Simferopol, Belgorod, Penza, Abakan, Saratov, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don.
At 17:00 in Victory Park, activists and members of youth organizations at the fair presented their achievements in various fields: creativity, volunteerism, ecology, science, education. Those who wished to join the action and wrote letters to the city, the heroes of Sevastopol and the servicemen who are in the zone of the special military operation.
On Primorsky Boulevard, one could see a thematic exhibition of archival documents, and on the territory of the 35th coastal battery, a photo exhibition “Flipping through the family album” was held.
In addition, an exhibition-fair was held in the Musson shopping and entertainment center, where Sevastopol entrepreneurs presented their products.
Celebratory concerts were held in open areas — in front of the Palace of Children’s and Youth Creativity, in Victory Park, as well as on the summer stage of Primorsky Boulevard «Rakushka». The best creative teams performed for the residents of the city.
The celebration of the City Day ended with a film screening on the summer stage of Primorsky Boulevard «Rakushka» and in the summer cinema of Matrossky Boulevard.
source: press service of the Government of Sevastopol
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