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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.

Things one can’t find on the internet! What do you know about the Finnish city of Kemi?

04.02.2022

Things one can’t find on the internet! What do you know about the Finnish city of Kemi?

This spring you can ask any question about Kemi and learn the answer literally first hand. To do this, join the new project by the Maxim Gorky Volgograd Regional Library!

Volgograd and Coventry celebrated the Stalingrad Victory together

02.02.2022

Volgograd and Coventry celebrated the Stalingrad Victory together

In the evening of February 1, 2022, the "Coventry-Volgograd" Friendship Committee held an extended celebratory reunion dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The Year of Sport Cooperation between Russia and China – ready, steady, go!

28.01.2022

The Year of Sport Cooperation between Russia and China – ready, steady, go!

On January 25, 2022, our Chinese sister-city of Chengdu initiated a videoconference between its Russian partners. One of the occasion for it was the soon-to-be-started Russian-Chinese Year of Cooperation in the Area of Physical Culture, which will be launched already in February, after the Chinese capital hosts the XXIV Winter Olympic Games.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

27.01.2022

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day was designated by the United Nations in 2005. This is the day on which we do not only pay tribute to the victims of fascism and Nazism, but also rise against any its manifestations today.

Volgograd and Qujing held their first official videoconference

30.12.2021

Volgograd and Qujing held their first official videoconference

On December 29, Volgograd and its third Chinese sister-city Qujing held their first official videoconference together. Its aim was for the participants to present the touristic, cultural and industrial potentials in order to prepare new suggestions for cooperation in the upcoming year.

60 years of cooperation with Turin – highlights of the anniversary

25.12.2021

60 years of cooperation with Turin – highlights of the anniversary

This year, Volgograd has celebrated anniversaries of cooperation with several sister-cities at once, and today we celebrate all persons and establishments who have been taking part in the joint projects with Turin. Which go as follows…

10 years of cooperation with Izmir – highlights of the anniversary

24.12.2021

10 years of cooperation with Izmir – highlights of the anniversary

This year, Volgograd has celebrated anniversaries of cooperation with several sister-cities at once, and today we celebrate all persons and establishments who have been taking part in the joint projects with Izmir. Which go as follows…

The Digital Tablecloth – in the midst of the project

20.12.2021

The Digital Tablecloth – in the midst of the project

Since the May of 2021, the residents of Volgograd and Coventry have been working together to create a new symbol of the friendship uniting their cities – the one which will combine digital technologies with the fantasy and talent of hundreds of its participants. Let us be reminded: the projects will culminate with the creation of the new "Volgograd – Coventry" Tablecloth.