MOSCOW, June 12 - RIA Novosti. A large-scale program with festivals, exhibitions and master classes awaits Muscovites at all city venues on Russia Day, June 12, while the central event will be a big concert on Red Square, hosted by Nikolai Baskov and Olga Shelest, and all festive events will end with colorful fireworks on the main square.

Festivals in Sokolniki and master classes on Presnya

Large-scale program of celebration of the Day Russia will pass in Sokolniki Park, which includes four major festivals at once.

So, from 12.00 to 16.00 on Festivalnaya Square, the "Big Training" of the Match-TV channel starts, within which one of the most titled Russian motorcycle extreme sportsmen Marat Kankadze will perform for the guests. And for football fans, the trophy of the winners of the Russian Football Premier League, which Spartak won for the first time in 16 years this year, will be on display at the site from 14.00, according to the portal.

At the end of the "Big Training", the concert program "Ours in the City" starts, where the best Russian bands will perform. Rock band 7B will be the headliner.

From 13.00 to 21.00, another concert program will be held on the Fountain Square of the park, which will include DJ sets and musical performances. And the main event of the site will be the meeting of the guests of the park with the Russian gymnast, four-time Olympic champion Alexei Nemov.

On the stage "Rotonda" from 11.00 to 20.00 will be held the third Moscow Festival of Contemporary Literature. Among the guests of the event is the popular video blogger Nikolai Sobolev, who recently published the book "The Way to Success".

Workshops on kite flying, aircraft design and a concert will also take place in the Krasnaya Presnya park. Master classes will be held in the park from 12.00 to 20.00, and at 14.00 the concert of Russian Radio will begin.

Russia Day will also be celebrated in other parks. So, for example, the large music festival "Russia" will be held in the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, a concert of the Imperialis orchestra will be held in the Muzeon Park of Arts, and a holiday of Russian hospitality "Samovarfest" will be held in the Hermitage Garden.

Events on the main streets

On Pushkin Square from 12.00 to 20.00 will be held the festival "Multinational Russia", organized by the Federal Agency for Nationalities. At 12.00 the festival town will start working. Tents "Country of cartoons" will be presented (cartoons about different nations and cities), interactive "Country of Crafts" (forge with a hammer and anvil), "Land of Dolls" (doll workshop).

The exhibition "Country in Detail" will open, demonstrating the diversity of all 85 regions of Russia. The culmination of the festival at 14.00 will be a big concert with the participation of national groups and performers. The hosts are actress Yana Poplavskaya and singer Zarif Norov.

The grand celebration "Day of the History of Russia" will be held on Tverskaya Street from 12.00 to 22.00 (on the section from Pushkinskaya Square to Manezhnaya), as well as on Okhotny Ryad Street. About 17 thematic zones will be placed here, the best reconstructions for all 12 days of the Times and Epochs. Collection festival, which began at the beginning of the month.

Among the thematic zones are such as "Dyakovskaya culture" (the work of weavers, potters and jewelers), "Russia and neighbors" (an exhibition of the armor of Russian troops), "The era of Peter I" (Moscow street of the XVIII century), a site dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812, "USSR in the 1930s" (table games, guitar songs, a parade of athletes and an exhibition of vintage cars), "The Great Patriotic War" (courses for machine gunners, nurses, air defense fighters).

From 12:00 to 20:00, a special equestrian program dedicated to the Day of Russia will take place on Teatralny Proyezd, within the framework of which a performance by the military-applied equestrian sports team of the Cavalry Honorary Escort of the Presidential Regiment and the Kremlin Riding School "Traditions of Equestrian Russia" will take place.

An open festival "Cherry Forest" and an exhibition exposition will be held on Triumfalnaya Square Tretyakov Gallery"Art of the XX century".

Program of the Museum of War on Poklonskaya

On the Poklonnaya Hill Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War has prepared a special program and will open its doors to everyone free of charge. The Museum of the Great Patriotic War is the first among federal museums to come up with an initiative to give everyone the opportunity to visit the museum for free in honor of the Day of Russia. On this day, guests will be able to visit dioramas, visit expositions and exhibitions, as well as open areas of weapons and military equipment.

The main event will be a patriotic action - a flash mob "Symbols of Russia". Hundreds of students, schoolchildren, members of youth and public organizations will unfurl the largest national flag of Russia and perform the national anthem to the accompaniment of a brass band.

Also on this day, the museum will host a special exhibition "Symbols Russian state", there will be guided tours, master classes and interactive programs. Popular melodies by Russian and Soviet composers will be performed by brass bands.

Big concert on Red Square

A concert dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Russia will be held on Red Square from 17.00 to 22.00. It will be hosted by Olga Shelest and Nikolai Baskov. The organizers promise a big star line-up on the stage of the square on this day, however, it will be possible to get to the event only by invitation cards.

About 30,000 people are expected to attend the concert.

Zoo

The Moscow Zoo has prepared its own special program for the citizens. Guests can take a free tour, watch a concert, or take a wind instrument master class.

During the tour, visitors will be told about the animals of our country - for example, about what polar bear in winter, or who lives in the forests of the middle zone, and who lives in the city.

The free tour will start at 2:00 pm. To participate, you must first register.

Also at 15.00 within the framework of the project "Zoomusic" there will be a concert "Carnival of Animals". Everyone is welcome at the summer stage in the old territory. At the end of the program, soloist of the stage orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater Yaroslav Alekseev will talk about traditional wind instruments and give a master class on how to play them.

Domestic films in cinemas

On the Day of Russia, 12 cinemas in Moscow will immediately show domestic films of both the Soviet period and modern ones for free.

On the big screen, viewers will be able to see the paintings that conquered Cannes, Berlin and Venice. The program includes films by Alexander Sokurov, Alexei German Jr., Alexei Popogrebsky. Citizens will also have the opportunity to watch the films of Nikolai Ekk, the director of the first films with color and sound, and the films of Grigory Chukhrai, a nominee for the Oscar and the Palme d'Or.

In honor of the holiday, the movie "Faust" directed by Alexander Sokurov will be shown at the "Zvezda" cinema. The film is based on the first part of Goethe's tragedy of the same name. The film won the Golden Lion at the 68th Venice Film Festival in 2011.

The Fakel cinema will show films by Alexei German Jr., in which Chulpan Khamatova played one of the main roles. These are "Paper Soldier" (2008) and "Under Electric Clouds" (2015). The first film received the Silver Lion at the 65th Venice Film Festival for Best Director.

Another winner of the Berlin Film Festival is the film by Alexei Popogrebsky "How I Spent This Summer" (2010). At the 60th ceremony, actors Grigory Dobrygin and Sergey Puskepalis received the Silver Bear for best male roles. The picture will be shown at the Yunost cinema on June 12.

The free film program also includes films made in Soviet time who took part in various film festivals. Among them are "Jumper" by Samson Samsonov (1955), "Forty-First" by Pavel Chukhrai (1956), "Start in Life" by Nikolai Ekk (1931), "One Hundred Days After Childhood" (1975) and "Rescuer" (1980) by Sergei Solovyov and others.

Cartoons and cinema at VDNKh

A special program for the Day of Russia was prepared by the VDNKh exhibition complex, and the celebration began already at the weekend.

Here, the Soyuzmultfilm film studio celebrates its birthday, where guests of the holiday will be pleased with master classes in drawing natural materials, creating toys from hay, outdoor games and a dance flash mob.

In the Small Workshop, everyone will be able to watch the studio's cartoons.

On June 12, several sites dedicated to Russia "yesterday and today" will be open in the historical park. Thus, visitors will be able to see the historical reconstruction "From the Rurikids to the Romanovs. XI-XVII centuries", play historical games, see weapons, military life and costumes of that time.

Additionally, the program will include a private screening of the cult film by Pavel Lungin "The Island" and a lecture by the famous historian Andrei Sazanov. In addition, the audience will see films from the Russian Geographical Society - a retrospective of films "Peaks of Russia".

The park will have a free movie zone where children and adults can experience the real emotions of skydiving, wingsuit flying and modern fighter jets.

At the beginning of summer, the park opened the summer dance season - they teach zumba, Latin American dances, belly dance and break dance for free, guests also have the opportunity to attend parties and master classes.

There are rental stations for bicycles, roller skates and hoverboards on the territory of VDNKh.

Fireworks on Red Square

Colorful fireworks will sum up all the festive events in the city. It will be launched at approximately 22.00 at the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge between Moskvoretskaya and Varvarka streets.

500 multi-colored volleys will soar into the sky, and the fireworks will last five minutes.

Moscow celebrates Russia Day 2017: On Sunday, June 12, more than 150 different festive events will take place in the capital in honor of Russia Day. The main event will be a concert on Red Square with the participation of popular artists and fireworks.

A wide cultural and sports program awaits the residents of the capital during the celebration of the Day of Russia. There will be many options for where to go and how to spend the day with benefit. Festive events will be held throughout the capital. And since this Day of Russia is an official holiday, citizens will have a great opportunity to visit interesting places Moscow to participate and view the festive program.

Day of Russia 2017. Program of events

Festive events will be held at VDNKh, in Gorky Park and on Poklonnaya Hill. Fairs and festivals will work in Moscow on June 12. Various sports competitions are planned in the parks. Children will enjoy watching the kite show and the launch of hot air balloons.

Free film screenings will be held in 10 parks of the capital on June 12. In the Hermitage Garden, Krasnaya Presnya Park, Izmailovsky and Kuzminki Park, you can watch the film After You (2016) with the participation of Sergei Bezrukov. Visitors to Tagansky Park are waiting for the comedy about love of 2015 "Without Borders". Lianozovsky, Vorontsovsky and Perovsky parks will show "Girls", "Courier" and "Wedding in Malinovka".

And a giant samovar will be brought to the Hermitage garden on the Day of Russia. There will be held the festival of Russian feast and hospitality "Samovarfest". It is planned to create a giant tricolor in Taganka Park. Concerts and DJ sets are scheduled for May 12 at Fontannaya Square.

Day of Russia 2017 in Moscow: Full celebration program

Among the biggest events are the gala concert of the festival "Shield and Lyre" in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill, which will be held from 18.00 to 22.00, the music festival "Russia" in the museum-reserve "Kolomenskoye" from 12.00 to 20.00, cultural and entertainment scheme with the exposition of the State Tretyakov Gallery "Art of the 20th century" in Pobednaya Square as part of the "Cherry Forest" festival.

The central event of the celebration of the Day of Russia will be a performance on Red Square with the participation of leading musical artists, which will begin at 17.30 and end at 22.00. Among the stars will be Yolka, Igor Krutoy, Dmitry Koldun, Dima Bilan, Semantic Hallucinations, Alexander F. Sklyar, Valeria, Philip Kirkorov and Alexander Rosembaum. After the end of the event, a solemn salute awaits visitors.

Russia Day 2017 in Moscow: Sokolniki

On June 12, Sokolniki Park will host 4 large-scale events. At 12:00 on Festivalnaya Square, the “Big Training” of the Match TV television channel starts, at which the honored Russian moto extreme sportsman Marat Kankadze will perform. Football fans, especially fans of the capital's "Spartak", will be able to look at the Cup of the Russian Football Premier League, which the red - white won this year for the first time in 16 years.

After training and until 21:00 - a concert "Our people in the city" with the participation of young artists. The headliner of the event is the rock band "7B", popular, in particular, thanks to the song "Young Winds".
There will be something to see on Fountain Square: there will be another concert from 13:00 to 21:00, and guests of the park are also scheduled to meet with four-time Olympic champion in gymnastics Alexei Nemov.
From 11:00 to 20:00 on the stage "Rotonda" will be held the III Moscow Festival of Contemporary Literature. Among the visitors of the event was video blogger Nikolai Sobolev, who gathered more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube in a record period. He will present his own recently published book "The Way to Success".

Russia Day 2017 in Moscow: Krasnaya Presnya

In the Krasnaya Presnya park, they will learn how to competently fly kites and design airplanes. In addition, there will be a lesson on the history of the national flag.

From two o'clock there will be a performance by Russian Radio. The event will be hosted by the authors of the early show "Russian Peppers" and TV and radio host Dmitry Olenin. Speakers include Sati Casanova, Yulia Kovalchuk and Alexei Chumakov.

Moscow celebrates Russia Day 2017: Pushkinskaya Square
The festival town "Multinational Russia" will start working on the square from 12 o'clock. Tents "Country of cartoons" will be presented (cartoons about various settlements and peoples), the interactive "Power of Crafts" - a forge with a peck and anvil, the inspirited workshop "Land of Dolls" will open its own door. The guests will also be interested in the exposition "Country in Detail", showing the diversity of absolutely all 85 regions Russian Federation.

At 14:00 a big concert will begin with the participation of national groups and artists. The event will be hosted by actress Yana Poplavskaya and performer Zarif Norov. The festival was initiated by the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs.

Russia Day 2017 in Moscow: Poklonnaya Hill

The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War will open its doors on Poklonnaya Hill for free. On the Day of Russia, everyone will be able to visit dioramas, visit expositions and exhibitions, as well as open areas for weapons and military equipment.

The main event will be the patriotic flash mob "Symbols of Russia". Hundreds of students, teenagers, members of youth and public organizations will unfurl the flag of the Russian Federation and perform the anthem to the accompaniment of a brass band.

Day of Russia 2017 in Moscow: Tverskaya street, Teatralny proezd and Triumfalnaya square

Free excursions and fireworks await Moscow residents on Russia Day

From 12:00 to 20:00 on the section from Pushkinskaya Square to Manezhnaya, as well as on Okhotny Ryad, a large-scale celebration of the Day of the History of Russia will take place. The site will be divided into 17 thematic zones. So, on the territory of "Dyakovskaya culture" they will demonstrate the activities of weavers, potters and jewelers, in the zone "Rus and neighbors" - equipment Russian troops, and on the site "USSR in the 30s" you can play board games, listen to songs with a guitar, look at the parade of athletes and an exhibition of vintage cars. The space dedicated to the Great Patriotic War will host courses for machine gunners, nurses and air defense fighters.

At the same time, a special equestrian program will take place in Teatralny Proyezd. The main performances are performances by the team of the Cavalry Honorary Escort of the Presidential Regiment and the Kremlin Riding School "Traditions of Equestrian Russia".
Art lovers will certainly want to head to Triumfalnaya Square - there will be an exhibition of the Tretyakov Gallery "Art of the 20th Century" and the Cherry Forest festival.

Day of Russia 2017 in Moscow: Festival "Multinational Russia"

12.00 - opening of the festival town on Pushkinskaya Square;

14.00 - press conference with the participation of the winners and members of the jury of the All-Russian children's competition "Dolls in national costumes of the peoples of Russia";

15.00 - 15.20 - musical and dance improvisations "Parade of Friendship of Peoples";

15.30 - 15.50 - the official part and the anthem of Russia performed by the participants of the concert;

15.50 - 20.00 - big concert program.

On the occasion of the Day of Russia, the Hermitage Garden will host a festival of samovars called Samovarfest. On the occasion of this holiday, the largest wood-fired samovar will be brought to the capital. The volume of this samovar is 300 liters. It will be included in the Russian Book of Records as the tallest brass samovar in the country.

The festival "Shield and Lyre" will be held on June 12 from 17:00 to 22:00. As part of this event, a gala concert of the winners of the XII festival of musical creativity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Shield and Lyre" is planned with the participation of popular creative teams, performers from among the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Central Concert Orchestra of the Russian Police.

Music Festival "Russia"will be held in the Kolomenskoye Reserve from 12:00 to 22:00:

12.00 - ensemble "Fidgets" (stage on a potato field), folklore ensemble "Besedushka" (interactive on the grass),
State Brass Band of Russia (at the entrance to the park);

12.30 - Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva (stage near the honey factory);

13.00 - Lyudmila Ryumina and the ensemble "Rusy" (stage near the Church of the Ascension of the Lord), children's hour with the theater of people and puppets "Eccentrics" (interactive on the grass);

13.30 - State Orchestra "Guslars of Russia" (stage on a potato field), State Brass Band of Russia (at the entrance to the park), Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva (pavilion of 1825);

14.00 - accordion ensemble "Russian timbre" (stage near the honey factory), Moscow State Historical and Ethnographic Theater (interactive on the grass);

2.30 pm - ensemble of sacred music "Blagovest" (pavilion of 1825);

15.00 - Dmitry Pokrovsky Ensemble (stage at the Church of the Ascension of the Lord), the State Academic Orchestra of Soloists "Russian Patterns" (stage on the potato field), children's hour with the theater of people and puppets "Eccentrics" (interactive on the grass);

15.30 - soloists of the New Opera Theater (stage near the honey factory);

16.00 - soloists of the theater "Helikon-Opera", a ball in the noble estate (pavilion of 1825), Dmitry Pokrovsky's ensemble (interactive on the grass);

16.30 - stars of the show "Dancing" on TNT channel Adam and Nastya Cherednikova, dance flash mob (stage at the Church of the Ascension of the Lord), Moscow State Academic Dance Theater "Gzhel" (stage on the potato field);

17.00 - State Chapel of Moscow named after Vadim Sudakov (stage at the mead factory);

18.00 - theater "Helikon-Opera", gala concert (stage near the Church of the Ascension of the Lord).

Another interesting event scheduled for June 12 is the demonstration performance of the Presidential Regiment's horse escort. In Teatralny Proyezd, riders will demonstrate the art of riding and the skill of rebuilding in the best traditions of equestrian ceremonial.

On June 12, Perovsky Park will host a sports festival dedicated to the Day of Russia from 11:00 to 13:00. There you can do fitness exercises and get a master class from athletes and professional instructors.

Day of Russia 2017. Salute. Salute points on the map

Red Square will, of course, become the central platform for the Day of Russia. Solemn events here will begin at 17:00 - a big gala concert. True, to get to it, you will need special invitations. But the fireworks, which at ten o'clock in the evening will decorate the capital's sky, can be seen from almost anywhere in the city: volleys will be launched at the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.

Fireworks on Russia Day 2017. Where is the best place to watch fireworks

1. Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora - point No. 1 on the Alley of Partisans, 400 meters from the Museum of the Great Patriotic War
2. Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora - point number 2 on the hill at the entrance platform
3. Luzhniki - Lyzhnetskaya embankment, opposite the Big Sports Arena
4. VDNKh - on the square between Agricultural Street and the north gate of VDNKh
5. Novo-Peredelkino - a wasteland on the bank of the pond, Fedocino street, house 18
6. Lianozovo - on the bank of Altyfievskiy pond, Novgorodskaya street, 38
7. Izmailovo - a town named after Bayman, a site on the shore of the Silver-Grape Pond
8. Kyzminki - POCTO site, 3areche street, house 3A, building 1
9. Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo - the territory of the Tyshino airfield, 500 meters south-west of the Bolokolamskoe highway
10. Mitino - park behind the Aquamarine sports complex, Polovka street, house 5
11. Obrychevo - a sports ground 60 meters southeast of the main building of the RUDN University, Miklyxo-Maklaya street, house 6 building 1
12. Borisovskie Prydy - area of ​​the embankment of the Moscow River, Borisovskie Prydy street, house 25, building 2
13. South Butovo - on the bank of Chernevsky Pond, Akademika Pontryagin street, house 11, building 3
14. Levoberezhny district - Friendship Park, a site near the sculpture "Friendship of Continents", Festivalnaya Street, 2B
15. 3elenograd - on the bank of the pond in Pobedy park, Ozernaya alley, house 8
16. Troitsk - on the territory of the PAH Institute of Physics, 300 meters north-east property 11, Physical street, property 11

Fireworks for the Day of Russia 2017. Fireworks points on the map

Below you can find interactive map location of fireworks. In other words, see where the fireworks will be on the map.

Day of Russia 2017. Parking

In Moscow, on June 12, motorists will be able to leave their cars for free in parking spaces, according to website Moscow parking. It will be possible to leave a car without payment at any parking lot located on the street and road network and included in the parking space zone of the capital.

At the same time, flat parking lots with barriers will remain paid and will operate at current rates. CEO GKU "Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space" (AMPP) Alexander Grivnyak noted that drivers need to follow the rules traffic and leave cars only in permitted places.

Day of Russia 2017. History of the holiday

Russia Day before, until 2002, had the name Independence Day of Russia. Russia Day is a public holiday, and is one of the "youngest" holidays in the country.

Numerous surveys periodically conducted by the media or sociological services show that every year the number of Russians who do not know what date Russia Day is being celebrated is decreasing. The "Levada-Center" took up the statistical study. The opinions of Russians about the celebration of this day were studied. The information received showed that less than 1/2 of the population considers the holiday to be the Day of Russia.

A significant proportion of Russians call the solemn date Independence Day. A few more percent of residents consider the event to be the Day of the Declaration of Independence. Some perceive June 12 as the date of the election of the first Russian president.

Representatives of different generations already almost all confidently call the 12th day of the first summer month a holiday, a significant percentage of patriots consider it a significant date.

Russia Day: Popularity among the people

Despite the policy of popularizing the holiday, not all Russians know what holiday June 12 is. The Levada Center conducted a corresponding survey. The opinions of Russians about what is celebrated on June 12 in Russia are divided between Russia Day, Independence Day, and the Day of the Declaration of Independence. Some remember that on this day the first Russian President. In general, less than half of Russians know that June 12 is the day of Russia.

Such data was obtained according to the Levada Center:

47% of respondents - chose the correct option - the day of Russia;

33% live back in the early 2000s and voted for Independence Day;

6% - remembered Boris Yeltsin;

8% - did not answer;

4% - said that this is not a holiday at all;

2% - suggested options that stand out from the general list.

Day of Russia: At the government level

Russians subconsciously draw an analogy between the day of Russia, calling it Independence Day, and Independence Day in the United States. This is fundamentally not true. If the United States gained independence at the same time, from the moment the Declaration was signed, then Russia has been independent for a very long time, and the date of the proclamation of Russia as a state cannot be specifically named.

However, not only ordinary people they don’t know what holiday June 12 is, they find it difficult to determine it even at the top. As deputy Nikolai Pavlov rightly noted in 2007, the beginning of the Declaration of Sovereignty declares Russia to be part of the Soviet Union. The exact text is as follows: “Parrying, Alexei Mitrofanov generally stated that with the same success, on a par with a national holiday, June 12 can be considered the day of the Liberal Democratic Party, because on that day Zhirinovsky took 3rd place in the presidential election, which secured himself an influential place in politics." This is such a mess.

Day of Russia: History of the holiday

At the state level, this is, of course, the most important holiday today. This is the date from which the formation of a new statehood based on the principles of democracy, civil law, and federalism began.

At first, the people were not up to the holidays. June 12 - what a holiday! A difficult situation in the country, default after default, crisis after crisis ... There is no time to delve into the essence political situation- to feed myself and my family. At that time, polls were also conducted, and the results were not impressive - at the mention of Independence Day, people's eyes did not light up with patriotism, they did not understand the essence of the holiday. The only thing that pleased the Russians was an extra day off, which could be devoted to rest. The authorities, of course, sought to popularize the holiday, held rallies and demonstrations, but this was somehow held without enthusiasm.

All the same B. Yeltsin decided to change semantic load holiday by changing the name. In 1998, a proposal was made to rename it the Day of Russia, but the final decision was made only in 2002.

Today is the day of Russia is a symbol national unity, Motherland, freedom, peace and harmony. The patriotism of the people is growing, perhaps this happened due to the successful winter Olympics in Sochi, the annexation of Crimea. Although we have not yet fully realized the importance of this holiday, but, undoubtedly, we have begun to relate to it much better. Perhaps the whole reason is that life in the country has improved somewhat.

Day of Russia: And what happened before ...

Celebrating the Day of Russia today, June 12, one should not forget about the centuries-old history and traditions of the state, because its formation did not take place in 1990, but much earlier, informs w. There were times when the glory of the state burned even brighter. And the fact that today we are independent is not the result of the signing of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Russia, but the centuries-old efforts of our ancestors, who earned this right at the cost of their blood and happiness.

There was an event in the history of Russia, which in its significance is comparable to the signing of the 1990 Declaration. This event is the election of Andrey Yurievich Bogolyubsky as Prince of Rostov and Suzdal. It happened on June 4, 1157. As a result, northeastern Russia became independent in relation to Kyiv, and Andrei Bogolyubsky became the first elected prince. This is where the parallels need to be drawn.

Later, the Grand Duchy of Vladimir, in which Andrei Bogolyubsky ruled, became the Grand Duchy of Moscow. And already it served as the basis for an independent Russian state. This is how Kievan Rus collapsed, this is how the Soviet Union collapsed. Thank God that we managed to preserve the foundations of statehood at that distant time and in our recent past.

Day of Russia on June 12 will be celebrated in almost all parks of the capital. Visitors will be able to see master classes in making flags, taste tea from a two-meter samovar, and listen to poems from Pushkin's robot. Free films will be shown in ten parks, famous films will be presented to the audience: "Girls", "Courier", "Wedding in Malinovka", as well as paintings with the participation of Sergei Bezrukov.

Robot Pushkin and the music festival in Sokolniki

For two days, visitors to the park will be able to communicate live with the android Pushkin. The android was brought from the Robostation to VDNKh, outwardly it looks like a famous writer, and is able to read more than 600 of his works. You can listen to your favorite fragments from the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" from 12:00 to 18:00 near the "Rotonda" stage, which is located near the central entrance to the park.

Concerts and DJ sets will be held in the fountain square on the holiday from 13:00 to 21:00. And at 16:00 on the Festival Square, the music festival “Ours in the City.

Samovarfest in the Hermitage Garden

The organizers of the holiday will arrange a mass tea party from a two-meter samovar as part of the Samovarfest festival from 12:00 to 21:00. Hot drink is designed for about 500 people.

Also, Russians are waiting for interesting competitions, master classes, a demonstration of national costumes, a fashion show, a concert. Bagels, cheesecakes and other sweets will be offered for tea. The celebration will end with a gala concert in which the groups "Accident", "After 11" and artists of the theater "Russian Song" will perform. In addition, there will be a free demonstration of the film "After You" (2016), in which Sergey Bezrukov plays.

"Live" flag in Tagansky Park

On the festive day, thousands of ribbons with the Russian flag will be handed out in Tagansky Park. Having lined up and raised the ribbons, the participants of the flash mob will create a “live” flag. The event starts at 15:00, entrance from Taganskaya street.

A musical group will also perform here with a program of hits of the 1920-1930s.

Theater Festival in the Bauman Garden:

On June 12, from 13:00 to 20:00, the festival “Theatre. New Forms". Freestyle battles and various dances will be organized for festival guests. After that, a unique freestyle show will take place, turning into a musical and poetic performance.

Kuzminki Park: robot making competition

Visitors to the park will experience an unusual introduction to innovations in the field of robotics. From 11:00 to 17:00 on June 12, android creation competitions and races on radio-controlled cars will start. At 12:00 on the children's square, the scientific and interactive performance "Children of Einstein" will begin. Children and parents will be able to take part in educational master classes where they can learn how to make a carbonated drink and learn how to create wind using a vortex generator.

Krasnaya Presnya Park: outdoor lectures

On June 12 at 14:00, lectures by historians dedicated to Russian state symbols will be given at the festival. And then master classes on aeromodelling and kite assembly will be held.

Victory Park: guard of honor watch

On the festive day, the park will host the 12th festival of musical creativity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "Shield and Lyre". And from 10:00 to 18:00, a guard of honor will be held at the Eternal Flame.

Educational lectures in Izmailovsky Park

On the Central Square of Izmailovsky Park, Russians will be able to learn more about the history of the holiday. The lecture hall will be open from 14:00 to 19:00. After that, at 21:00, a demonstration of the film "After You" will take place.

Thousands of balloons in Fili Park

During the day, visitors to the park are waiting for football master classes, relay races and dance programs. And in the evening, the long-awaited launch of balloons and the show of the Grand Maket Russia show will come. Start at 21:00.

Mass cycling race will be held in the park "Sadovniki"

On June 12, the organizers have planned a mass bike ride in the Sadovniki park. At 10:00, competitions for the youngest (under the age of six) start. And from 13:00 to 17:00 there will be a race among adults, the main obstacle for cyclists will be a dry fountain. The winner is the one who finishes the race the fastest without getting his clothes wet. Badminton, frisbee and disc golf games will be organized throughout the holiday.

Russia Day in other Moscow parks

wooden track park of arts "Museon"” will become a venue for a concert by the young composer Ilya Beshevli in an ensemble with the Imperialis chamber orchestra.

Guests Park "Northern Tushino" can participate in creative master classes in folk crafts and orienteering competitions. Children will be happy with the petting zoo, and from 15:00 - a mobile planetarium with interesting lectures. A concert program will take place at 18:00.

Family competitions, creative training classes and at the end of the jute concert for all visitors Lianozovsky park. Guests will see the battle of athletes in extreme power sports (among men) and will be able to take part in sports competitions themselves. And after that they will spend their rest watching the famous film "Girls".

In Goncharovsky park you are waiting for competitions in power extreme among women. For the little ones, active games and quizzes will be organized. The celebration will end with a concert on the main stage.

For visitors Perovsky park you will not be bored either, as they will be entertained with a musical program all day long. And in the evening everyone will have a quiz and everyone's favorite film "Wedding in Malinovka". Film starts at 20:00.

AT Vorontsovsky park everyone can admire the photo exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society "Peoples of Russia". And at 20:00 there will also be a screening of the film "Courier".

AT Lilac garden from 15:00 - 17:00 there will be a performance of stilt walkers, an entertaining lecture and a master class on making a flag.

AT Park of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow an open-air disco is planned.

AT Babushkinsky park master classes, a photo exhibition, including animation and concert programs, as well as a demonstration of films, which will begin at 19:00, are expected.

Fireworks on a holiday

The main place of the Day of Russia, of course, will be Red Square. Solemn events will begin at 17:00 with a large-scale gala concert (admission by invitation cards).

Enchanting fireworks, which will decorate the evening sky, can be observed from almost anywhere in the city: fireworks are scheduled to be launched at the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.

The authorities of Ecuador have deprived Julian Assange of asylum in the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks is detained by the British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why is Assange being avenged and what awaits him?

Julian Assange, a programmer and journalist from Australia, became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, founded by him, published secret documents of the US State Department, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010.

But it was quite difficult to find out who the policemen, supporting by the arms, were taking out of the building. Assange grew a beard and did not look at all like the energetic man that he had so far presented in photographs.

According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange's asylum was denied because of his repeated violations of international conventions.

He is expected to remain at a police station in central London until he appears before Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Why the President of Ecuador is accused of betrayal

Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa called the decision of the current government the biggest betrayal in the history of the country. "What he (Moreno. - Approx. ed.) did is a crime that humanity will never forget," Correa said.

London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has prevailed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. "The hand of 'democracy' is squeezing the throat of freedom," she said. The Kremlin expressed the hope that the rights of the arrested person would be respected.

Ecuador harbored Assange because ex-president adhered to the center-left views, criticized US policy and welcomed the publication by WikiLeaks of classified documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to get to know Correa personally: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.

However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, the country headed for rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange "a stone in the shoe" and immediately made it clear that his stay on the territory of the embassy would not be delayed.

According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador on a visit. Then everything was decided. "You can be sure: Lenin is just a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans about the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador allegedly continues the dialogue," Correa said in an interview with Russia Today.

How Assange made new enemies

The day before the arrest Chief Editor WikiLeaks Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. "WikiLeaks uncovered a massive spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy," he said. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transmitted to the administration of Donald Trump.

Hrafnsson specified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks made this information public. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.

Assange's expulsion was preceded by a corruption scandal involving Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published the INA Papers package, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. In Quito, they said that this was a plot by Assange with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former head of Ecuador Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.

In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior in Ecuador's London mission. “We have to protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all the lines in terms of violating the agreement that we reached with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack ". At the same time, back in February last year, it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with outside world, in particular, he was turned off access to the Internet.

Why Sweden stopped persecuting Assange

At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was precisely because of Washington's position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.

Sweden, in May 2017, stopped investigating two cases of rape in which the founder of the portal was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900,000 euros.

Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the statute of limitations.

Where did the rape investigation lead?

Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to be protected from American authorities. But he was under investigation for rape. In November 2010, a warrant for his arrest was issued in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.

In February 2011, a British court ruled to extradite Assange to Sweden, followed by a series of successful appeals for the founder of WikiLeaks.

The British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, ​​which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own grievances against the founder of WikiLeaks.

What's next for Assange?

The man was re-arrested following a U.S. extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.

In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of 11 April. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. It is likely that the British authorities will seek a maximum sentence of 12 months, the man's mother said, citing his lawyer.

At the same time, the Swedish prosecutor's office is considering reopening the investigation into the rape allegation. Lawyer Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the interests of the victim, will seek this.