The ‘Days of the Far East in Moscow’ festival will be held for the third
time on 2–14 December. The central event of the programme will be a festival
for young people, which will be held at the Expocentre on 12–14 December.
Muscovites and guests of the capital will have a chance to learn about career,
educational, business, and tourism opportunities in the Far Eastern Federal
District as well as the culture, traditions, and cuisine of the Far Eastern
regions.
The festival’s business programme will include presentations of the Far
Eastern regions and major event tourism activities attended by popular
directors, actors, and bloggers. Separate discussions will be devoted to urban
studies, space, and the development of student groups. Master classes will also
be held to teach young people effective job search skills.
Young specialists from Moscow and the Moscow Region will have a
chance to meet employers from the Far Eastern Federal District, while
schoolchildren will have the opportunity to participate in the ‘Closer to the
Far’ Olympiad and gain an additional 10 points for their Unified State
Examination results.
One of the key
events of the festival will be the Great Far Eastern Quest in which the top 10
winners will receive free tourism trips to nature reserves and exotic regions
of the Far East.
The entertainment
programme includes the ‘Move East!’ music festival and the ‘Hold the Crab!’
gastronomic festival. Contemporary Far Eastern groups will perform at the music
festival, while guests will be able to enjoy Far Eastern delicacies at the
gastronomic festival.
The festival will
also include an awards ceremony for Star of the Far East Prize, which provides
incentives to the best employers, investors, and recipients of the ‘Far Eastern
Hectare’.
The ‘Days of the Far East in Moscow’
will feature a Far East Fair on Novy Arbat Street on 2–8 November, where people
can purchase goods, products, and souvenirs from all regions of the Far Eastern
Federal District. Particular attention will be devoted to products manufactured
on the ‘Far Eastern Hectares’. There will be a food court at the fair, where
people can try unique dishes from the Far East. Concerts, master classes, and
competitions will also be held for visitors. The ‘Taiga’ interactive zone will
provide an opportunity to learn about the successes and achievements in the
socioeconomic development of the Far East.
Part of the ‘Days of the Far East in
Moscow’ programme kicked off on 8 November with the launch of the Far Eastern
Express, a thematic train that will run along the metro ring line for six
months. Over this period, some 3 million passengers will get to know the
sights, history, and unique nature of the Far Eastern Federal District.
In addition, collections of prominent
designers from the Far East will be presented on 11 December at Vostok Fashion
Day in Moscow. The event is being organized by the Roscongress Foundation as
part of the Days of the Far East in Moscow. The platform includes the
innovative Hyundai Motorstudio multi-format brand space.
During the fashion show, guests will
view the work of designers who have made a name for themselves with their
collections at Asian Fashion Weeks and whose talent deserves special attention
from Moscow audience. In particular, there will be a presentation of Svetlana
Nikonova’s ‘Lace’ children’s collection, which generated a lot of attention at
the Chinese Fashion Week in Beijing.
Guests will be able to take in
performances by Far Eastern artists as well as view the exhibition ‘Women’s
Images in Contemporary Painting by Artists of the Far Eastern Federal District.
Madonnas of the Far East’. During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum,
the exhibition was held on the campus of Far Eastern Federal University on
Russky Island for the Forum’s guests and participants before moving on to the
Primorsky State Art Gallery for Vladivostok residents after the Forum
concluded.
Vostok Fashion Day 2019 will continue
introducing people to the creative achievements of Far Eastern designers, which
began at the Eastern Economic Forum 2019, when the Far East — Fashion Forpost
fashion show was held on the FEFU campus as part of the Forum’s cultural
programme.
