Yekaterinburg will celebrate the anniversary of the founder of the city de Gennin

October 21 in Yekaterinburg will be held celebrations dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the birth of Georg Wilhelm de Gennin - one of the founders of the city, a prominent engineer and organizer of the mining business. This is reported by the Department of information policy of the Sverdlovsk region.

The festival program will bring together scientific discussions, theatrical performances and commemorative ceremonies that reveal the role of de Gennin in the formation of the Ural industry.

The day will begin at 10:00 in the House of Pokleva Koselles, where a round table on the legacy of de Gennin will be held. The discussion will be attended by researchers from St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk and Yekaterinburg. Experts will consider the engineer’s contribution to the development of the Ural industry, the specifics of mining in the Peter’s era, as well as how this historical page is reflected in modern museum projects.

The culmination of the holiday will be held at the monument to the founders of Yekaterinburg. At 15:00 guests will receive a theatrical performance from the Sverdlovsk branch of the Russian Military Historical Society. The atmosphere of the era of Peter I will recreate the guard of honor in military uniforms of the early XVIII century. Visitors will see historical replicas: the banner of the Preobrazhensky regiment of the sample of 1701, the drum of the early XVIII century and the model of artillery from the Northern War.

At 15:50, a symbolic signal shot will sound – a ceremonial volley imitating a historical one. A special pyrotechnic mixture will be used to create a light noise effect. The show will be prepared and conducted by qualified specialists who ensure complete safety. Immediately after the shot there will be a ceremony of laying flowers.

The participants of the holiday Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore named after O. E. Kler will be presented with souvenirs – 350 anniversary coins with the image of Georg Wilhelm de Gennin.

Earlier, “MK-Ural” wrote that in Yekaterinburg on the eve of the City Day, which will be celebrated on August 1, opened the exhibition “Vasily Tatishchev”. Pages of Life and Glory, which is dedicated to the 340th anniversary of the founder of the capital of the Urals. The exposition is located on stands located in the pedestrian zone on Lenin Avenue (from Weiner Street to Sacco and Vanzetti Street).