Pushkin Day in Russia is celebrated on June 6 - the birthday of the world famous poet. Festive events are held both in the central cities of the country and in small towns.
In Moscow, celebrations begin with the opening ceremony of Pushkin Day in the very heart of the capital - on Pushkin Square. Laying of flowers at the monument of the poet takes place, then a literary and musical concert begins. It is attended by readers, eminent literary figures, as well as musical groups.
In St. Petersburg, Pushkin Day in Russia is celebrated on a grand scale. The main city holiday for residents and guests is organized on the Arts Square, where a monument to the poet is erected. Famous theater and film actors (Anna Kovalchuk, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Sergei Migitsko, etc.) perform on the erected stage. In 2012, for example, they read the famous fairy tales of A. S. Pushkin. The action is accompanied by a theatrical costume performance.
Several more sites are being built in other parts of St. Petersburg: at Gostiny Dvor, on the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal, at the intersection of Mikhailovskaya Street and Nevsky Prospekt. There, the audience is shown theatrical costumed performances based on the works of Pushkin, game contests, street performances, interesting for both children and adults, are held.
In addition to large cities, Pushkin Day in Russia is celebrated in small settlements closely associated with the life of the poet. For example, festivities are organized in the Leningrad region in the village of Kobrino, Gatchinsky district. There is a museum in the house of the nanny of the great poet Arina Rodionovna, near which a stage is being erected, where a folk holiday takes place - a festivities for everyone.
Other places of the region associated with the name of A. S. are not forgotten on this day. Pushkin: the village of Vyra (museum "House of the station builder") and the museum-estate "Suida". Historically, these places belonged to the ancestors of Alexander Sergeevich, the Hannibals family. Now, large-scale events related to Pushkin Day in Russia are held here annually.
On this day, theatrical events are held throughout the country, at which famous artists, artists - readers, musical groups performing works based on the poet's poems perform. For the smallest citizens, contests, games, performances based on famous and beloved fairy tales are organized.
