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Tsarskoe Selo - town of Pushkin

The resplendent suburb of St.Petersburg

PORTAL of Pushkin-town Pushkin(Tsarskoe Selo) - is the most beautiful suburb of St.Petersburg.
	What do you wish?
	To learn, where is Pushkin(Tsarskoe Selo) located.
	To learn a history of the summer residence of the Russian Emperors.
	To find out, why Pushkin(Tsarskoe Selo) is named as Town of Muses
	To be acquainted with surprising architecture Russian Baroque.
	To find out, how there is the Amber Room restoring.
	To survey the picture gallery of Catherine Palace
	To meet with Great Poet-Alexandr Pushkin
	To visit the Urban Council and Administration of Municipal formation
	To plunge into business life of town and to drop in Chamber of commerce and industry
	To read Tsarskoselskaya Newspaper (in Russian only)
	To hit at the centre of events of the Tsarskoselsky Carnival
	To join us on unique tours to wonderful area
	To visit the Virtual Exhibition of Tsarskoe Selo
	To find telephones of Pushkin organizations
	To see web-servers of Tsarskoe Selo
	To leave a message in Guest-Book

Last information.

• 10 of February at 12 PM in the Memorial Day of a great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin the flower-laying ceremony will be held in the Lyceum garden.

• 10 of February at 11 AM the regional Olympics among people with disabilities will take place in Nizhniy park.

• 29 of January the first solemn giving of the anniversary medals “65 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945” was held.
  Solemn giving of medals took place in Pushkin and Pavlovsk. More then 200 awarded veterans of war got a set of china, made specially for the Victory anniversary by the order of the Governor of Saint-Petersburg.
  Solemn giving of medals will be extended till May 2010. The veterans will be awarded in recreation centers, schools, gymnasiums and lyceums. The veterans, who are not able to take part in the solemn ceremonies for the health reasons will be awarded at home

A preliminary calendar of the main jubilee events, dedicated to the 300 anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin town)
23-27 of June

23 of June

• An opening of exhibitions, dedicated to the 300 anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo

• A workshop “Tsarskoye Selo in the history of Russia”, involving the descendents of Romanov Family and the descendents of Alexander Pushkin

• A formal opening session of three staterooms of Alexander palace after restoration works

• A formal opening of a Wedding palace in the premises of Zapasnoy Palace

• A ceremonial divine service in the St. Katherine’s Cathedral and sacred procession

• A ceremonial parade of military units and subunits, dislocated in the Pushkin area of Saint-Petersburg

• A ceremonial opening of the pavilion “Hermitage” in the Hermitage grove after the restoration works

• A theatrical performance of military-historical clubs “Viva, Tsarskoye Selo”

• Concert shows on Pushkin area grounds

• Festive firework

• An opening of the exhibition “From the Lyceum threshold”

• “Tsarskoselsky divertissement”

• An interactive street festival-carnival for children and grown-ups “Petrushki from all over the world in Tsarskoye Selo”, involving Russian and foreign puppet theatres

• International Tsarskoselsky carnival – a festive parade, dedicated to the foundation day of Tsarskoye Selo

• Assembly of carnival cities “Carnival invites friends”

• International festival “Town of Muses” (musical and dancing groups)

• Festive firework

27 of June

• Festive event “Youth to the 300 anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo”

• Festival of the sister-cities of Tsarskoye Selo (dancing and art groups, festival of a national cuisine)

• Ceremonial closing of the holiday

	ATTENTION! Сharity fund “Reconstruction of St.Catherine Cathedral in Tsarskoe Selo” is open!     www.sobor-ekaterina.ru