Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk (Russian: ???????????), administrative center of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, is the third largest city in Siberia. It lies on the Yenisei River and is an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway.

Culture

Krasnoyarsk is the hometown of many famous people, some of whom are well-known throughout the world. The most prominent culture figures are the world-famous historic painter Vasily Surikov, the classic writer Viktor Astafiev, the world-class opera singers Pyotr Slovtsov and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The other honourable artists are the painters Andrey Pozdeev, Valeriy Kudrinskiy and Toivo Rännel, sculptors Boris Musat and Yuriy Zlotya, writers Roman Solntsev and Nikolay Gayduk.

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Vasily Surikov - Viktor Astafiev - Pyotr Slovtsov - Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Andrey Pozdeev - Valeriy Kudrinskiy - Toivo Rännel - Boris Musat - Yuriy Zlotya - Roman Solntsev - Nikolay Gayduk

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There is a number of local holidays celebrated annually in Krasnoyarsk. The most significant holiday is the Day of the City (Russian: ???? ??????) hilariously celebrated in June, usually with the carnival. Other holidays and cultural events are: the Mana Festival (Russian: ??????? ?????????) usually held on last weekend of June with the traditional bard contest, the International Museum Biennale traditionally held in the Krasnoyarsk Cultural/Historical Center, the avant-garde Museum Night (Russian: ???????? ????) festival dedicated to the International Museum Day (May 18), the Jazz on Yenisey (Russian: ???? ?? ??????) festival, the Stolbist Day (Russian: ???? ?????????) held many times a year celebrating the traditions of mountain climbing in the Stolby national reserve, the Bikers' Rally (Russian: ???? ????????).

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Russian - Carnival - Mana - Bard - International Museum Biennale - Krasnoyarsk Cultural/Historical Center - Avant-garde - International Museum Day - Mountain climbing - Stolby - Biker

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Krasnoyarsk has a number of local television companies and the highly-developed telecommunications, many disctricts of the city have LAN-based broadband Internet access.

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Television - Telecommunication - LAN - Internet

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