The Scarlet Sails celebration is the culmination of what annual festival that takes place during the season of the midnight sun in St. Petersburg?
"so that daytime activities, such as reading, are still possible without artificial light on a clear night. White Nights have become a common symbol of Saint Petersburg, Russia, where they occur from about 11 June to 2 July, and the last 10 days of June are celebrated with cultural events known as the White Nights Festival. Even though at the Arctic Circle the center of the sun is, per definition and without refraction by the atmosphere, only visible during one summer night, some part of the midnight sun is visible at the Arctic Circle from approximately 12 June until 1"
"is the most famous public event during the White Nights, known in Russian as ""Alye Parusa"" festivity. The event is highly popular for spectacular fireworks and a massive show celebrating the end of the school year: Sails"" celebration in St. Petersburg This tradition began here after the end of World War II, when schools united to celebrate the ending of a school year in connection with symbolism of the popular children's book ""Scarlet Sails"" by Alexander Grin. At that time a boat with scarlet sails was sailing along the English Embankment and the Admiralty Embankment towards the Winter Palace. Although"
"of free entertainment provided by the city of St. Petersburg. Entertainment also includes appearances by popular rock-stars, as well as the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, ballet and other classical acts, performing on several stages simultaneously during the event. The show also includes a series of large-scale events on the waters of the Neva River, such as rowing and motorboat races and a massive battle with pirates culminating in the appearance of a tall ship sporting spectacular scarlet sails. The show has become the main part of the White Nights celebration. The 1961 release of the film ""Scarlet Sails"" boosted the"
"White Night festivals The White Nights are a kind of all-night arts festival held in many cities in the summer. The original festival is the White Nights Festival held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The ""white nights"" is the name given in areas of high latitude to the weeks around the summer solstice in June during which sunsets are late, sunrises are early and darkness is never complete. In Saint Petersburg, the Sun does not set until after 10 p.m., and the twilight lasts almost all night. The White Nights Festival in Saint Petersburg is famous for spectacular fireworks and Scarlet"
"performances by Valery Gergiev, Christoph Eschenbach, Alfred Brendel, Maxim Vengerov, Maria Guleghina, Bryn Terfel and Thomas Hampson, not to mention the ultimate Mariinsky ballerinas Ulyana Lopatkina and Diana Vishneva. Tickets to the Festival performances: because of the high demand, usually tickets are sold out several weeks or even months before the performance date. Especially for the ones with Valery Gergiev participation. If you are a traveler to St. Petersburg, it is better to buy tickets in advance - getting tickets on the spot after your arrival to St. Petersburg may become quite expensive. The Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg"
"Festival of Festivals, Saint Petersburg The Festival of Festivals, established in 1993, is Russia’s largest, non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and Russian cinema. It is held annually June 23–29, during Saint Petersburg's White Nights. The festival attracts more than 30,000 viewers, as well as a number of celebrity guests. Past guests of the festival include Bob Rafelsson (Film director), Meryl Streep (actress), François Ozon (Film director), and others. The Festival of Festivals—The main screening section. All films featured in this section are chosen from other international film festivals and are considered the best of the best films"
"million, which placed the city among the top 5 tourist centers in Europe. The June celebration of the graduation from school, the Scarlet Sails (a part of the White Nights Festival), rose to a new scale under Matviyenko and began to be broadcast nationwide on Petersburg – Channel 5. The Saint Petersburg Carnivals on the day of the city, 27 May, also became much grander. The new construction in already heavily built-up areas was a point of continuous criticism during Matviyenko's governorship. Of especial note were a number of building projects deemed by many experts and conservative public to contradict"
"include Scarlet Sails tradition in Saint Petersburg. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism are Russia's traditional religions, deemed part of Russia's ""historical heritage"" in a law passed in 1997. Estimates of believers widely fluctuate among sources, and some reports put the number of non-believers in Russia as high as 16–48% of the population. Russian Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Russia. 95% of the registered Orthodox parishes belong to the Russian Orthodox Church while there are a number of smaller Orthodox Churches. However, the vast majority of Orthodox believers do not attend church on a regular basis. Nonetheless, the church is"
"White Nights Festival Organised by the Saint Petersburg City Administration, the festival begins in May with the ""Stars of the White Nights"" at Mariinsky Theatre and ends in July. However, some performances connected to the festival take place before and after the official dates. Numerous night-time cultural festivals, White Night festivals, have been inspired by this. In French, they are called Nuit Blanche. The ""Stars of the White Nights"" (Музыкальный фестиваль «Звезды белых ночей») is a series of classical ballet, opera and orchestral performances at the Mariinsky Theatre and the Mariinsky Concert Hall, as the essential part of the White"
"Nights Festival in St. Petersburg. The artistic director of the festival is Valery Gergiev. During the festival, there are daily evening performances at the Mariinsky Theatre (either ballet or opera) and almost daily evening performances at the Mariinsky Concert Hall (either classical concert or opera-in-concert). Usually evening performances start at 7 pm, but sometimes may also start at 6 pm or 8 pm. In addition, sometimes there are morning or daytime performances as well, that can start either at 12 noon, or at 2 pm or at 4 pm. The ""Stars of the White Nights"" festival was originally started by"
"by Nuit Blanche, on July 19 on the famous Santa Monica Pier, on the beach north and south of the Pier and in the nearby Palisades Park. Over 200,000 people attended and enjoyed 27 original commissioned artworks with over 100 participating artists. White Night festivals The White Nights are a kind of all-night arts festival held in many cities in the summer. The original festival is the White Nights Festival held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The ""white nights"" is the name given in areas of high latitude to the weeks around the summer solstice in June during which sunsets are"
"The ""Scarlet sails"" appearance is now part of the White Nights celebration. One of the most prestigious locations in St. Petersburg, the English Embankment today is mostly home to corporate offices located in former palatial houses of imperial Russian nobility and pre-revolutionary foreign embassies. It is a very popular sightseeing destination among tourists because of the view of the Neva and palaces across the river. The Menshikov Palace and the Academy of Arts building on the Vasilevsky Island across the river. Many boat tours start at the embankment, taking tourists on a journey about canals and bridges of St. Petersburg."
"the city. St. Petersburg's position on a latitude of ca. 60° N, less than seven degrees to the south of the Arctic Circle, leads to a huge variation in day length across seasons, ranging from 5:53 to 18:50, and causes twilight to last all night in early summer, from June to mid-July - the celebrated phenomenon known as the white nights. Vasilyevsky Island is the largest island (not counting the unnamed artificial island formed by Obvodny Canal and Fontanka and Kotlin Island (the site of Kronstadt) in the Neva Bay), followed by Petrogradsky, Dekabristov and Krestovsky Islands. The latter, together"
"hosting many country music artists. From the end of November through December are holiday events. A tree lighting ceremony starts the celebrations. The Santa Parade is followed by Snowfest with ""glice"" skating, toboggan slides, and Kiddyland. Kids meet Santa and ice skate in the North Straub Park. North and South Straub Park are decorated with holiday lights and decorationsm while the Vinoy Park is decorated with large greeting cards created by the recreational centers in St. Petersburg. In mid-December, the city hosts an annual NCAA football game in Tropicana Field entitled the St. Petersburg Bowl in. On December 31, St."
"Petersburg has the year's last event, First Night St. Petersburg, where people celebrate the arts from venues across the city. The American Stage in the Park hosts many different shows at the Demens Landing Park throughout the year. St. Petersburg hosted the Miss Florida Pageant eleven consecutive years from 2004 to 2015, until the pageant was moved to Lakeland. The city has a children's museum (Great Explorations), and the Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement was expected to open in 2017. The St. Petersburg Museum of History has a full-size replica of the"
"the first mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, and has been held annually since 1993. Some of the stars who performed here include Plácido Domingo, Olga Borodina, Alfred Brendel, Anna Netrebko, Carlo Maria Giulini, Yuri Temirkanov, Gidon Kremer, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alexander Toradze, Deborah Voigt, James Conlon and many other classical performers. The ""Stars of the White Nights Festival"" runs from May through July (usually from the last week of May till the 2nd half of July) at the Mariinsky Theatre and the newly built Mariinsky Concert Hall - one of the best-sounding halls in the world. For 2008, expect world-class"
"with its 19th-century fortifications and naval monuments. Catherinehof, originally intended as a garden suburb, was engulfed by the city in the 19th century. Landmarks of Saint Petersburg The appearance of St. Petersburg includes long, straight boulevards, vast spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monuments and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its many canals and their granite embankments and bridges help to give the city its particular ambience. St. Petersburg's position below the Arctic Circle, on the same latitude as nearby Helsinki, Stockholm, Aberdeen and Oslo (60° N), causes twilight to last all night in May, June"
"the popular appearance of a boat with ""Scarlet Sails"" (). This tradition began here after the end of the Second World War, when schools united to celebrate the ending of a school year in connection with symbolism of the popular children's book ""Scarlet Sails"" by Alexander Grin. At that time a boat with scarlet sails was sailing along the English Embankment and the Admiralty Embankment towards the Winter Palace. Although it was designed to update the rusty revolutionary propaganda, the ""Scarlet Sails"" tradition has become a popular public event ever since, celebrating the annual ending of school year in June."
"Landmarks of Saint Petersburg The appearance of St. Petersburg includes long, straight boulevards, vast spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monuments and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its many canals and their granite embankments and bridges help to give the city its particular ambience. St. Petersburg's position below the Arctic Circle, on the same latitude as nearby Helsinki, Stockholm, Aberdeen and Oslo (60° N), causes twilight to last all night in May, June and July. This phenomenon is known as the ""white nights"". The white nights are closely linked to another attraction — the eight drawbridges"
"united to celebrate the end of the school year in connection with the symbolism of the popular 1922 children's book ""Scarlet Sails"" by Alexander Grin. During the first celebration, a boat with scarlet sails sailed along the English Embankment and the Admiralty Embankment towards the Winter Palace. Although it was designed to update the rusty revolutionary propaganda, the ""Scarlet Sails"" tradition eventually evolved into a massive demonstration of freedom from ""schools and rules"" and has become the most popular public event annually celebrating the end of school year. Crowds of about one million people are treated to a wide variety"
"or other reasons (such as the postponement of The Rolling Stones' appearance in 2006 owing to the temporary disability of Keith Richards). In July 2007, they played their show in front of the Tsar's Winter Palace before a crowd of 50 thousand Russian fans. Several film festivals take place around the time of the White Nights Festival. During the entire season of the White Nights the St. Petersburg news media, newspapers and television are focused on the White Nights Festival, showcasing its numerous events White Nights Festival Organised by the Saint Petersburg City Administration, the festival begins in May with"
"the city. Besides the Neva and its tributaries, other important rivers of the federal subject of Saint Petersburg are Sestra, Okhta and Izhora. The largest lake is Sestroretsky Razliv in the north, followed by Lakhtinsky Razliv, Suzdal Lakes and other smaller lakes. Due to its northerly location at ca. 60° N latitude the day length in Petersburg varies across seasons, ranging from 5 hours 53 minutes to 18 hours 50 minutes. A period from mid-May to mid-July when twilight may last all night is called ""the white nights"". Saint Petersburg is about from the border with Finland, connected to it"
"stage for numerous carnival events and appearances showing period costumes of the Tsars and Tsarinas. Every summer in St. Petersburg the Palace Square becomes a stage for international stars of popular music. This wide square has been used for official military parades and massive demonstrations, as well as for political events and large-scale shows and other entertainment. The most recent appearances were those of Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Scorpions & other stars. Star appearances are usually connected with the White Nights, though some appearances may not coincide with the time of the White Nights Festival because of individual schedules"
"Ovsyannikov Prize - Awarded for the best debut Prize of the City of St. Petersburg - Awarded for contributions to world cinema made by a director whose film is featured in this year’s festival Prize of the Board - Awarded to the screening section deemed to be this year’s best Prize for Talent and National Recognition - Awarded to exceptional actors, actresses, and directors http://www.filmfest.ru http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=29336 Festival of Festivals, Saint Petersburg The Festival of Festivals, established in 1993, is Russia’s largest, non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and Russian cinema. It is held annually June 23–29, during Saint"
"Scarlet Sails (film) Scarlet Sails () is a 1961 Soviet film produced by Mosfilm and directed by Alexandr Ptushko. It is based on Alexander Grin's 1923 adventure novel of the same name and stars Vasily Lanovoy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya. The story is a romantic fantasy and is described as a ""fairy tale"", though it contains no overtly supernatural elements. The setting is a small fishing village. The former seaman Longren raises his daughter Assol alone after losing his beloved wife, making a meager living by selling the toy boats he carves from wood. As a child, Assol encounters an old"
"record for attendance: 29,000 people visited the St. Petersburg festival, the Moscow event attracted 27,000 spectators. In 2017, Moscow's Geek Picnic is scheduled for June 17-18 and will be held on the territory of the Kolomenskoye Museum. The festival in St. Petersburg will be held on June 24-25, in Pulkovo Park in the south of the city. The main theme of the festivals in 2017, co-organized by Kaspersky Lab, is ""mind games"". Among more than 20 invited researchers are , Petr Levich, Ilya Zakharov, Daniel Laman and Vasily Klyucharev. The key speaker of the St. Petersburg festival is the science"
"from June through September. St. Petersburg, like the rest of the Tampa Bay area, is occasionally affected by tropical storms and hurricanes. However, the last time a hurricane directly struck the city was in 1946. Many portions of St. Petersburg, especially along the bay and in south St. Petersburg, have tropical micro-climates. Due to this royal palms and coconut palms, as well as other tropical plants can be found throughout the city. For the winter of 2014–15, the lowest recorded temperature at the St. Petersburg Downtown Airport was 40 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius), which the city recorded on February"
"listened to songs. The official pages of all award winners have been marked with a special symbol. Since 2015, VK has held a yearly 2-day open-air music and entertainment festival. This festival traditionally takes place on a weekend in July at the 300th Anniversary Park (Russian: Парк имени 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга) in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to data from the organizer, 70 thousand people attended the festival in 2016, with the number rising to 85 thousand attendees in 2017. In 2017, around 40 artists and groups performed on 3 stages, including Little Big, The Hatters, and others. Bloggers and other famous"
"before its sinking in 2012. In 2010, the St. Petersburg City Council voted to demolish and rebuild the pier, which is set to open in 2018. The city had a Madame Tussaud Wax Museum between 1963 and 1989. The downtown Sundial shopping complex opened in May 2014. It contains an IMAX Muvico 20-screen movie theater, as well as many chain restaurants and retail shops, catering to a middle- and upper-class audience. The Sundial St. Pete has nightlife destinations, as does the block surrounding Jannus Live. Restaurants serving ethnic and domestic culinary specialties can be found throughout the downtown area. Every"
"nature"". A festival that is believed to be the most important by many Rodnovers is that of the summer solstice, the ""Kupala"" Night (June 23–24), although also important are the winter solstice festival ""Karachun"" and ""Koliada"" (December 24–25), and the spring equinox festival Shrovetide—called ""Komoeditsa"" or ""Maslenitsa"" (March 24). Festivals celebrated in spring include the Day of Yarilo and the ""Krasnaya Gorka"" (literally ""Red Hill"", celebrated between April 30–May 1), the latter dedicated to ancestor worship; while in autumn Rodnovers celebrate the Day of Marzanna and that of Mokosh (November 10). Other festivals include the Days of Veles (multiple, in"
"Starcon Starcon is the oldest and the largest festival of science fiction, fantasy, movie and science in the CIS and Baltic countries. Since 2012 takes place in St. Petersburg in the summer. In 2016 Starcon will be held on 8–10 July in EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre. The festival consists of 3 main zones: The first Starcon was held in Moscow in 1999. At first, the festival was set to unite all the Star Wars` fans. In this form the festival existed from 1999 to 2010, gathering about 100-300 people. In 2011 Starcon expanded the scope up to science fiction"
"sets about to make it come true. This was the film debut of Anastasiya Vertinskaya, who celebrated her 16th birthday during the filming. She went on to star in such Soviet classics as ""The Amphibian Man"" and ""Hamlet"". Locations used in the filming include Koktebel and Yalta in Crimea (Russia), Baku in Azerbaijan, and Pitsunda in Abkhazia. Grey's ship ""Secret"" was actually the training ship ""Alfa"" from the Rostov Naval School. It was outfitted with 2,500 meters of scarlet parachute silk procured to satisfy Ptushko's demand for authenticity. Scarlet Sails (film) Scarlet Sails () is a 1961 Soviet film produced"
"fertility and autopurification. The girls, for example, would float their flower garlands on the water of rivers and tell their fortunes from their movement. Lads and girls would jump over the flames of bonfires. Nude bathing is likewise practiced. Nights on the Eve of Ivan Kupala inspired Modest Mussorgsky to create his ""Night on Bald Mountain"". A prominent Ivan Kupala night scene is featured in Andrei Tarkovsky's film ""Andrei Rublev"". Also, in Saint Petersburg the White Nights Festival is also predominantly connected with water. The Yakut people of the Sakha Republic celebrate a solstitial ceremony, ""Ysyakh"", involving tethering a horse"