Kostroma region biography

The Kostroma region Kostroma land is a picturesque land in the central part of Russia, which has natural wealth, unique architectural monuments and cultural traditions. The historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of the Kostroma Territory is an integral part of all -Russian history, the spiritual wealth of the country. Over the centuries, the richest intangible culture has been formed here - song, dance, folklore.

The Kostroma school of icon painting and fresco painting, architectural monuments, folk crafts and crafts are widely known. The museum and library funds of the region stores the masterpieces of visual and jewelry, book monuments, unique documents on the history of the Fatherland. Left The historical and cultural heritage of the Kostroma region has repeatedly become the center of the political, cultural and spiritual life of Russia.

From the walls of the Ipatievsky monastery, young Mikhail Fedorovich, the ancestor of the Romanov dynasty, blessed the newly elected sovereign to serve Russia with the miraculous Fedorov image of the Mother of God, was called up to the kingdom. This important political and spiritual event was preceded by the feat of the Kostroma peasant Ivan Susanin, who saved the future king from death.

In the collections of Kostroma museums there are exhibits related to the history and culture of not only the Kostroma region, but also in Russia. In particular, the basis of the collection of the Kologriv Museum of Local Lore is the works of a wonderful Russian artist Gennady Alexandrovich Ladyzhensky, as well as a collection of works by Russian and foreign painters, oriental weapons and other rares gathered by him throughout his life.

In the village of Kologlovo, Kologrivsky Municipal District, a museum is opened, which stores the works of another outstanding native of the Kostroma land - an original artist, thinker, poet and writer Efima Chesnyakov. Susanino can be seen by the Church, known to everyone from Savrasov’s “Rooks”, today is the Museum of the feat of Ivan Susanin. In the architectural and ethnographic department of the Kostroma State Historical and Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve under the open air along the abbot river, monuments of wooden architecture were collected-residential peasant houses and economic buildings: mills, barns, baths, recreating the atmosphere of a peasant village.

The Shchelykovo estate is firmly connected with the name of Alexander Ostrovsky. It was here that the playwright wrote most of his works. Folk art is one of the priority areas of the activities of cultural institutions of the Kostroma region is the preservation of original culture, traditions and folk holidays. The Kostroma region is rich in creative groups, which belongs to a role in the preservation of an innovative culture and traditions.

The Folklore-Ethnographic group "Irdom" October municipal district restores musical folklore and folk choreography, rituals and holidays of their native land. In the collective’s repertoire, Russian northern round dances, lingering songs, perky fences, funny games and special frequent songs. The folklore team "Nerekhtsky Rozhechny Choir" The municipal district of the city of Nerekhta and the Nerekhtsky district revives the traditions of the shepherd artillery triber.

The All -Russian Open Festival "Russian Horn" in Nerekhta became traditional, which is a bright event of cattle on the pasture to the sounds of horns. Both groups are included in the register of cultural values ​​and organizations of the cultural property of the Kostroma region. In the region, festival events are held annually aimed at preserving folk art and traditions: the interregional festival of children's and youth folklore groups and soloists “Our Festival”, dedicated to E.

Chesnakov, the regional festival-contest of harmonists, ditches, dremers “Play, Kostroma harmonica! Within the framework of the regional festival-fair “roads of folk traditions”, dedicated to the Year of the cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia, on the central square of the city of Kostroma Kostroma and guests of the city in the summer of the year, weekly creative presentations of the municipalities of the region will be presented.

LEFT Folk Principles of the Kostroma land is rich not only in its history and folk traditions, as well as textile, jewelry and forest crafts. In the year, the first linseed factory opened in Kostroma. In the year, the Tretyakov family opens in Kostroma under one roof a spinning, weaving and high -knit factory. The Glory of the Kostroma land was brought by the Krasnoselian scan - openwork patterns from the threads of precious metals - manually performed so far.

The Kostroma region is also rich in forests, therefore, the crafts associated with the processing of wood have long been flourished here: weaving from the vine and willow rod, artistic processing of birch bark, carving and painting on wood.On the territory of the Kostroma region, other directions of folk art crafts exist and are developing, including: Kostroma artistic cystic painting since the 19th century, the Petrovskaya clay toy-seek, registered in the years of the XX century in the village.

Petrovskoye Susaninsky District, lace -wilting, pottery and blacksmithing, and others.