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1,000th Anniversary of Yaroslavl Celebrated at UNESCO Headquarters

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1,000th Anniversary of Yaroslavl Celebrated at UNESCO Headquarters


24.02.2010

February 22 the UNESCO headquarters in Paris hosted an exhibition devoted to the 1,000th anniversary of an ancient Russian city of Yaroslavl. The event reflecting ten centuries of the city’s history was organized as part of the Year of Russia in France. It also a part of the UNESCO program developed for the year 2010, which had been proclaimed the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.

In 2005 Yaroslavl, famous for its old churches and other architectural monuments, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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