150 years of Medvezhka

There was a great festival “I have grown up here and it is dear to me” in Medvezhka Village. It was devoted to the 150th anniversary of village building. People made preparations long before this festival. Countrymen gathered not only from region settlements but from Pechora, Ukhta, Syktyvkar, Ekaterinburg.

The festival started from transportation commemoration parade around the village which consisted from transports such as motorcycles, bikes and festively executed baby carriages. There was a festive program in cultural centre. There were utilitarian works exhibitions “Kind hands, generous heart”, decorated stands about Medvezhka village history, photography school exhibition about teachers and pupils of all generations.

The head of municipal area Ust-Tcilma, the region chief of staff Aleksei Viktorovich Pozdeev, the Honorary Member of regional Council of Veterans Lidia Petrovna Chuprova, the village “Novyi Bor” head Georgii Georgievich Idamkin, the association of north fellow-countrymen Oktiabrina Prokopievna Shabakova, the cultural veteran Raisa Nikolaevna Miandina spoke with words of welcome and congratulation on the festival. There were congratulations and wishes from heads and corporate representatives of village organizations and offices. A service medal was hold to the Ostashovs descendants. This family is founding figures of Medvezhka.

The long concert program which was prepared by cultural centre workers lasted more than five hours. The creative team “Sudaryzhka” from Novyi Bor, leading singers Nadezhda and Elina Chuprova, Dasha Hoziainova, accompanier Leonid Hoziainov from Okunev Nos Village, leading singers Olesia Chuprova from Ust-Tcilma and Natalia Pozdeeva from Karpushevka came to congratulate heroes of an anniversary. The audience saluted artists with great delight, all on-stage performances were greeted with applause. The festival was closed by tea-party and disco with DJ Grigorii Pozdeev from Ust-Tcilma.