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The international organization of winemaking has moved from Paris to Dijon

20.03.2022

The international organization of winemaking has moved from Paris to Dijon

March 20 is the International Francophonie Day – a festival for all those who know, study, take interest in or just love the French language. We believe this to be the perfect day to share the good news that came from our French sister-city!

Regional competition of children

16.03.2022

Regional competition of children's art "You and I, we need the planet Earth"

Volgograd Regional Children Art Gallery is inviting contestants from all over the region to create in their drawings a new reality, where there the eco culture reigns, solutions to the problems of solid waste disposal are easily found and followed, and people live in the universal respect for the planet Earth.

Volgograd pupils and Izmir experts met again at the "Future Explorers Summit"

15.03.2022

Volgograd pupils and Izmir experts met again at the "Future Explorers Summit"

On March 10, the "Future Explorers Summit" held the last online conference scheduled in 2022 within the frame of the international project for the Volgograd children who love the English language and space studies.

March 13 is the International Planetarium Day

14.03.2022

March 13 is the International Planetarium Day

On this occasion, we celebrate our local Volgograd Planetarium! Its equipment was a gift offered to the Soviet people in the 1950s by the workers of a people's factory located in Eastern Germany and named after Karl Marx.

New project by Volgograd and Cologne students: Same or Different?

07.03.2022

New project by Volgograd and Cologne students: Same or Different?

In 2021, students from Cologne and the Volgograd Institute of Management, a branch of the RANEPA, became participants and prize-winners of the "Nostalgia Tourist" project, which united the youths of both our partner-cities around the topics of local history and love for their cities.

Coventry Street renovations on their way: a historical staircase will be restored in Volgograd

05.03.2022

Coventry Street renovations on their way: a historical staircase will be restored in Volgograd

The granite staircase in the down end of Coventry Street will be renovated along with the rest of the embankment. As the Mayor of Volgograd Vladimir Marchenko promised on February 19, the respective works will start as soon as the construction workers have it finished with the amphitheater and the pedestrian bridge.

Photo challenge from Chemnitz

01.03.2022

Photo challenge from Chemnitz

The Fraktalwerk Art Team from Chemnitz is inviting Volgograd photographers to the international photo challenge in the context of their project "Gestures as Mediators between Cultures". The theme is "Messages of Angels". The best 5-10 photos will be exhibited as prints in Fraktalwerk exhibitions as part of the Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, probably for the first time in July 2022.

Sports in Volgograd

22.02.2022

Sports in Volgograd's Chinese Twin-Cities

On February 20, the Winter Olympics 2022 ended in Beijing, and its closing ceremony launched off the Year of Russian-Chinese Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports.

Volgograd and Dijon Elderly People Clubs: the link between generations

14.02.2022

Volgograd and Dijon Elderly People Clubs: the link between generations

On February 7 and 8, members of Volgograd Elderly People Club had an online meeting with their peers from Dijon. Translation for the event was done by senior students of the Foreign Languages Institute of Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University.

The Year of cooperation between Russia and Japan continues!

06.02.2022

The Year of cooperation between Russia and Japan continues!

On January 29, Russia and Japan held a prolongation ceremony for the Year of Russian-Japanese Interregional and Sister-City Exchanges.