Novgorod from 1188

A special Commission, created in Veliky Novgorod, revealed the fact of creation in the Days of the city " the largest composite birchbark manuscripts ". As stated by the information Agency in the press centre of city administration, the Protocol handshake For application in the " record Book of Russia " and " Guinness world records " signed in Veliky Novgorod) today, on 10 June.
To confirm the record indispensable condition was the development of a special Commission. In a Honorary citizen of Novgorod the Great, Director of the Children's Maritime center " Club of young seamen " Nikolai Varukhin, doctor of medical Sciences, Professor, correspondent member of RAS, rector of Novgorod state University named after Yaroslav the Wise Viktor Weber and Honored artist of Russia, head of the Board of the Novgorod regional branch of the Union of artists of Russia Bulat Amanov.
" The Commission was present before the action, when the cloth was free and by the end of the campaign began measuring birch bark paintings, consisting not even from 1155 of birch-bark, As planned before, but from 1188 - their number was greater than 33 letters ", - stressed in the press centre of administration of Great Novgorod. Members of the independent Commission unanimously revealed the fact of creation of a compound birch bark writing area 5, 84 square meters (width - 356 cm, height 164 cm, the data recorded on photo - and video media and in the Protocol which was signed today.
" The big birch-bark was made in one day. Diligently every person brought letters pisalem on the piece of birch bark. Citizens wanted the world to the city, Russia, Ukraine ", - said the Mayor of Veliky Novgorod Yuri Bobryshev.
remember, the rally was planned for two days of the holiday: 7 and 8 June. But the activity of residents and guests of the festival was so significant that To 18 hours of June 7, birch bark painting was completed.
remember also that in Novgorod July 26, 1951, was found first of ancient Russian birch-bark. From 2012, in memory of this event Novgorod emphasize July 26 regional holiday - Day of birch bark. To date, at excavations in Novgorod archaeologists have discovered already 1055 of ratification.


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