The Mayor of
Kazan Ilsur Metshin visited the multimedia exhibition “Ukraine. At the turn of
the era”. The exposition is organized in the historical park “Russia – my
history”.
Ten thematic exhibition halls cover the historical period from the founding of the Old Russian state to today's events. The exposition reflects such events as the Christianization of Rus’ by Knyazh Vladimir, the entry of Little Russia into the Russian Kingdom, the annexation of Crimea, the creation of Novorossia in the reign of Catherine II, the creation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the World War II, disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the beginning of the modern history of Ukraine, the tragedy of Donbas, the return of Crimea and southeastern regions to Russia.
Unique photo and video materials, newsreels, maps, posters and numerous archival documents were prepared for visitors. During the creation of the exhibition, modern multimedia technologies were used: projections, kinects and interactive panels.
The first multimedia exhibition “Ukraine. At the turn of the era” was held from November 4 to 24 at the Manege Central Exhibition Center in Moscow. Over 55 thousand people visited the exhibition in three weeks, including from Italy, Japan, Armenia, Germany, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, the LPR and the DPR. In Kazan, the exhibition will last from January 24 to February 24. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov also visited the exposition and highly appreciated the project.