Day of Russia ended with festive fireworks in Ufa

UFA, 13 June 2017. /Bashinform News Agency, Ksenia Kalinina/. On June 12, in Ufa festive events dedicated to the Day of Russia and the City Day were held at all capital venues. Celebrations ended with colourful fireworks on Lenin Square. For ten minutes it was made almost 800 volleys from pyrotechnic units of nine types. Guests of the holiday - several thousand citizens and guests of the capital - saw in the air "white chrysanthemums" and "peonies" of various shades. This was reported by the television channel «All Ufa», which broadcast live on that day.

The bright events of the day included a concert of young residents of the city "I'm proud of you, my capital!", "KFC Battle" sports and music festival with participation of Egor Kreed, Poetry Festival, festival of national cultures "Commonwealth - Berzemlek", Sabantuy , "Shezhere" competition, pizza festival, etc.

In honour of the Day of Russia in Ufa, a grand opening of the "Russia is My History" Historic Park located at the "VDNKH-Expo" exhibition complex took place. Bashkortostan became the first region after the capital, where such large-scale multimedia museum is deployed.

The Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District (PFD) Mikhail Babich, the Head of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov, the vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Bishop Tikhon of Yegorievsk, Metropolitan Nikon of Ufa and Sterlitamak, the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Supreme Mufti, Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tajuddin and the People's Artist of the USSR Gyulli Mubaryakova congratulated residents of our republic on the Day of Russia and this significant event.