Moscow, November 4, 2024.
On November 4, 2024, on the Day of National Unity, President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin and His Holiness Patriarch Putin will celebrate the Day of National Unity. Putin and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, after a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky on Red Square, visited the XX church-society exhibition-forum "Orthodox Russia - to the Day of National Unity", which is held in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh" in Moscow, according to Patriarchy.ru.
Accompanied by Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea, head of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the Russian President and His Holiness the Patriarch toured a stand on Orthodox social ministry.
The Head of State was shown an icon created especially for the exhibition - an image of the Venerable Martyr Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna, The solemn consecration of which is timed to coincide with the 160th anniversary of her birth. The image is painted in the traditions of academic painting of the XIX - early XX century.
V.V. Putin also familiarized himself with the multimedia exposition "Hurry up to do good", dedicated to the traditions of volunteering and charity in Russia - from early Christianity to the present day. The exhibition tells about those who by their example have proved the importance of good deeds and mutual help in the world: the exposition presents many famous and unfamiliar facts from the lives of Russian saints, state and public figures, military and cultural people, the website of the President of Russia reports.
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November 4-6, 2024 in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh" in Moscow is held XX church-social exhibition-forum "Orthodox Russia - to the Day of National Unity". It is held in a unique format, combining the federal educational marathon "Knowledge.First" of the Russian Society "Knowledge" and multimedia exposition "Hurry up to do good."
The event is held on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation VV. Putin and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and
In 2024, the historical exposition in the Manezh Exhibition Center is dedicated to the theme of charity and volunteerism.
The exhibition "Hurry up to do good" reflects the history of charity, service and volunteerism from early Christianity through the time of Prince Vladimir and ancient Russia, the era of the Time of Troubles and the hardships of world wars to the present day. Through historical evidence, photographs and personal stories of people, the exhibition tells about those who have proved by their example the power and supremacy of goodness in the world.
The exhibition presents the history of volunteering, illustrating the Gospel parable of the Good Samaritan, which is reflected in the traditions of charity, monastic hospitality, social service and charity, as well as in examples of selflessness and assistance of modern volunteers to the sick, people in trouble, in correctional institutions.
The visitors of the exposition will see spectacular scenery, multimedia installations, interactive galleries and transforming spaces, immersive elements, such as a reconstruction of a monastic healing cell of the XI century, fragments of the interior of the monastery. hospitals for the poor of the late 19th century, installations "Letters to the Front" from the times of the First World War and the Great Patriotic War, letters to the soldiers of the Northern Military District. The exhibition presents many well-known and little-known facts from the lives of Russian saints, statesmen and public figures, military and cultural people, including Prince Vladimir, St. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky), Dasha Sevastopolskaya, writer A.P. Chekhov, Righteous John of Kronstadt, Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana, Dr. Liza, as well as K. Minin, F.P. Gaaz, F.P. Gaaz, Baronov, and K.P. Kuznetsov. Minin, FP Gaaz, Baroness AF Meyendorff, TN Grimblit, EP Korkina, RM Ivanova, who contributed to the history of Russian mercy.
In the framework of the celebration of the Day of National Unity will also be held the start of the federal educational marathon "Knowledge.First", the main theme of which is the limitless opportunities open to young people in Russia. The marathon will last until November 6 and will allow in the format of an open dialogue to communicate with outstanding people of the country - statesmen, leaders of business, science, culture and sports.
The project is organized by the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the Government of Moscow, the Russian Society "Znanie", the project "Russia is Mine", the Russian Society "Znaniye", and the Russian National Unity Day. history", association Dobro.rf, direction Rosmolodezh.Dobro.
