We are happy to share the good news with you! The “This is Pushkin!: Creative Literary City Tours” won in the second competition of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives and will be implemented by Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature together with the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum and the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk”” Autonomous Non-profit Organization.

“The creative concept of the event involves solving the problem of reading popularization in the region, increasing interest in Russian literature through creative industries and developing public-private partnerships. This is the uniqueness of our project, which will be launched on the eve of the anniversary of the great Russian writer and poet Alexander Pushkin. The initiative will allow us to combine the efforts of cultural institutions and small businesses in the popularization of Russian culture, native language and literary creativity,” stated Elena Cherkas, the Head of the Directorate.

The project includes:

Development of walking routes, research events in archives;
Staging routes with the participation of actors of the Ulyanovsk Youth Theater, young poets and local restaurateurs;
Presentation of routes to the general public;
Inclusion of tours into city events list available through the Pushkin Card Program. The project is designed for residents of Ulyanovsk, municipalities and local communities involved in creative work, research and revaluation of literary cultural heritage.

The project will be implemented in Ulyanovsk by the end of 2023.