Schoolchildren Elista presented great travelers at the Pushkin ball

In Elista, the Palace of Children’s Creativity hosted the traditional annual Pushkin High Schoolers’ Ball. The event has been held since 1997 and helps schoolchildren to touch the culture of the XIX century, feel like participants in a secular reception and get acquainted with ballroom traditions.

This year, the ball moved everyone to the autumn of 1889 – to Anichkov Palace. The hosts of the evening were Emperor Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna. The main theme of the ball was the great geographical discoveries. Fifteen schools of the city presented fifteen families of famous Russian travelers and discoverers.

At the ball came the descendants of famous families, including Bellingshausen, Lazarev, Karl Baer and others. So the schools presented the family dynasties of outstanding compatriots, whose names are inscribed in the history of the country.

With inspiration and attention to detail, the guys showed their families’ business cards, demonstrated dance numbers and revealed other creative talents.