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Opening of the exhibition “Sviyaga – a running water” will take place on August 11 at the Exhibition hall of the Museum of Sviyazhsk history, informs the press-service of the Museum.

The exhibition represents the history of the river Sviyaga and its embankments from ancient times till the XX century. The Isle – city Sviyazhsk and the most significant villages and settlements located on the river and its tributaries are in the center of attention. Each of them has its own ties with Sviyaga, its history and legends, landscapes and places of attraction.

Sviyaga, which gave its name to the city of Sviyazhsk, is a right tributary of the river Volga. It is a small river in the middle Volga region and flows across the territory of Tatarstan along over 160 km.

Today the Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov held presentation in the “Grand Hotel Kazan” of tourist opportunities of the Republic of Tatarstan for the participants of a large advertizing and information tour. He told about large tourist centers: Kazan, Great Bolgar, Sviyazhsk, Yelabuga, Chistopol, presented the largest events to be held during the year and underlined a high level of security in Tatarstan.

The participants of the International Festival of Medieval Battle “Great Bolgar” started arriving in the Republic of Tatarstan. Today two teams: the club “Prague Trolls” (Czech Republic) and the club “Knyaz” (Ukraine) made a tour of the Kazan Kremlin and met the local media. They demonstrated their costumes for battle and a few fighting techniques. It is notable that the club “Knyaz” became a winner of the World Championship in medieval battle as part of the Ukrainian combined team. 

Let us recall that the International Festival of Medieval Battle “Great Bolgar” will take place on August 12 and 13.