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On Russia Day, the Museum of Crimea and Novorossiya opened its updated permanent exhibition at the New Chersonesus museum and temple complex in Sevastopol. Before the opening, a flag parade took place, presenting the history of Russia through the evolution of its flags – from the banner of Dmitry Donskoy to the modern tricolor. Each flag reflected its era and its values.
“I congratulate everyone on Russia Day! All the flags that passed in the parade were in one way or another related to historical events that took place many centuries ago. But, of course, the most important event is the baptism of Rus, which predetermined the future of the statehood of our country and the unification of the Slavic peoples,” said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
The Deputy Prime Minister, together with Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea, the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev and the head of the Foundation for the Support of Humanities “My History” Ivan Yesin assessed the new exhibition.
Dmitry Chernyshenko added that the opening of the updated exhibition is a very important event for the further development of the spiritual and educational center “New Chersonesos”.
“We see a continuing interest in all the exhibits: over half a million people have visited the exhibition in six months. I am sure that after the opening of the updated exhibit, the number will increase even more. Memory is probably the most important thing we should preserve. And as our President says, while respecting our memory, we should be focused on the future, learning from the lessons of our history,” he said.
The updated exhibition has received a fundamentally new format. Each hall is an interactive “paragraph of a living history textbook” combining modern technologies and proven scientific material. Instead of traditional showcases, there are documentaries, historical reconstructions, archival photos and maps visualized with the help of artificial intelligence. The technological platform of the exhibition is based on new-generation multimedia solutions: artificial intelligence is used not only to visualize historical stories, but also to create reconstructions of urban landscapes, household items, architecture and images of people from different eras. All digital materials have been collected and verified by professional historians and employees of specialized museums.
The museum has become a space for historical immersion, where the past comes to life in meaningful halls: from the map of Prince Vladimir’s campaign to Korsun, which marked the beginning of Christian Rus’, to the manifesto of Catherine II on the annexation of Crimea. The exhibition takes the viewer through the drama of the collapse of the USSR and the difficult fate of Crimea and Novorossiya, the era of the all-Union health resort and the turning points of the Yalta Conference to the military valor of the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War and the history of the Black Sea Fleet. The route ends with halls dedicated to outstanding people who played a key role in the history of Crimea, and historical events that shaped its modern appearance.
“The museum and temple complex presented two grand projects today. The flag parade – a brilliant idea of Bishop Tikhon – demonstrated the course of history, the formation of Russian statehood. The new exhibition of the Museum of Crimea and Novorossiya is a truly exciting spectacle that will allow all Sevastopol residents and guests of our city to visually immerse themselves in the history of our country. And now we are all creating the future with our own hands. I am sure that it will be even greater. The progressive movement of our country will continue if we all put maximum effort into it,” said Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
The updated exhibition is oriented towards both independent visits and excursion formats.
The initiative to create a spiritual and educational center in Sevastopol was first expressed by the President of the Russian Federation during a visit to the Chersonesos Taurica Museum-Reserve in 2015.
Also in Sevastopol, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev laid flowers at the Eternal Flame at the Soldier and Sailor monument. Teenagers from the governor’s school labor teams also took part in the laying ceremony.
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