Anniversaries are celebrated not only by people, but also by wholecities. 2015 became a special date in the history of Ryazan, founded in 1095 on the territory of the present church of the Holy Spirit. From small Pereyaslavl the city turned into the capital of the great Ryazan principality, and now it is the largest scientific and industrial center with more than half a million population. Pride Ryazan - Higher Airborne Command School, nurtured a whole galaxy of real defenders of their homeland. The capital of the Airborne Forces traditionally celebrates its birth simultaneously with the paratroopers. On the eve of the new festivities, it is worth remembering what the city's 920th City Day made the city happy.
About a thousand large and small events werescheduled for three days: Friday 31.07; Saturday 01.08 and Sunday 02.08.2015. The three-day celebration was a real gift to the citizens who could visit competitions, excursions and concerts for free, visit the ballooning festival, kayaker competitions, water show and the final show on Victory Square. And even participate in subbotnik for the benefit of the city.
Although the main program was on Saturday,Traditionally, the residents were waiting for a military sporting holiday. After all, the unofficial anthem of the city is the song "The Capital of the Airborne Forces" performed by the group "The Winged Infantry". As an award, by August 2, the International Aviadart 2015 contest was held at the Dubrovichy training ground.
The festival became the main musical event."Podbelka-2015", which allowed street musicians to demonstrate their talent at seven venues on the first day of the celebration. Local groups HotStaff, "ChuDa" and "Parnas" were side by side with guests from St. Petersburg who were warmly welcomed on the Day of the city of Ryazan.
The future participant of the project "The Voice" (season 4),beloved by townspeople Ella Khrustaleva, pleased with the participation in the evening concert in the city park. Children waited for the Puppet Theater, and the lovers of Orthodox culture - Sofya Nikulina with the program "On the thin edge of life." Young people were invited to watch movies at night. For music fans, the brass band performed with a symphony concert in the territory of the Ryazan Kremlin. Residents not only became spectators of amazing events, but also participants in numerous amateur art competitions.
The neighborhood of Diaghilevo hosted the participantscompetitions in parachuting, and the floodplain of the Pavlovka River became a platform for the three-day, thirteenth, on the count, festival "The Sky of Russia". Never before had he been so spectacular, with the glow of balloons in the evening. "Flying people" on jet skis showed on the city beach dizzying stunts, culminating in a terrific fire show.
2015 is the year of the 85th anniversary of the Airborne Forces.The central sports complex traditionally invited paratroopers to the spectators of the grand military-patriotic holiday to the stands with a demonstration of military art and equipment samples. As always, it began with a minute of silence, including the dead pilot on the Day of the city. Ryazan said goodbye to one of the participants of Avidarts-2015.
Citizens could become not only spectators, but also participants in most sporting events, where it was allowed to pass the TRP standards.
The final part was the most beautiful chord.the holiday, which gathered thousands of people in Victory Park, where city leaders Andrei Kashaev and Oleg Bulekov spoke to residents. Festive celebrations began with a concert by the Mayakovsky group and a new composition of the Hands Up group. The invited star was the singer MakSim, whose songs met the audience with applause, singing along to the artist.
Spectators were expected night disco and festive fireworks, finishing the Day of the city. Ryazan remained true to itself: after deafening illumination, Sinev, the beloved of paratroopers, sounded.
