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The National Center "Russia" is being created on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to present the cultural and historical heritage of the country's regions.
The opening ceremony of the branch of the National Center “Russia” took place in Ryazan.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin, General Director of the Rossiya Scientific Center Natalya Virtuozova and Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov.
The main point of attraction in the new branch will be the exhibition “The Soul of Ryazan - the Heart of Russia”, where visitors will be able to travel through various historical eras.
RYAZAN, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The opening ceremony of the branch of the National Center “Russia” took place in Ryazan, reports a RIA Novosti correspondent.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin, General Director of the Rossiya Scientific Center Natalya Virtuozova, and Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov.
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“All national centers have one thing in common - that everywhere there are pieces that connect them exactly to the place where they are,” Oreshkin told reporters.
According to Malkov, space for forums, events and exhibitions has appeared in the region.
“For us, this is a very serious, big step forward... We tried to collect... the entire Ryazan identity, our projects, ideas, our glorious past and future, as we see it now,” the governor noted.
Malkov said that the branch of the Rossiya Scientific Center will operate both a permanent program and an event part, which is scheduled until January 2027.
“Thank you very much to our president (Vladimir Putin - ed.), who made the decision to open such centers in our cities and they would be absolutely free for visitors,” Virtuozova noted.
According to tradition, she handed over to the governor of the Ryazan region the symbol of the branch, which became the phoenix griffin, which is the guarantor that Ryazan will always be strong and prosperous.

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