Perm Region Day

Permyaks, Komi, Udmurts and other peoples have lived amicably in the western forts of the Ural Mountains and in the upper reaches of the Kama River for hundreds of years The Perm principality, later the province, belonged to the large administrative formations of Muscovy in the 13th-15th centuries and the Russian Empire Today the territory of the Kama region is a separate subject of the Russian Federation A holiday was established in honor of his appearance On the first Sunday of December every year, Perm Region Day is celebrated The holiday is dedicated to two important events One of them is the holding of a referendum on December 7, 2003 on the unification of the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug and the Perm Region Based on the results of the popular vote, a positive decision was made This became the second milestone towards the appearance of a new territorial entity on the map of Russia and led to the signing by the President of the country on December 1, 2015 of the law on the unification of the two entities The region received a powerful impetus for a new round of economic, cultural, social and transport infrastructure development The Perm region is rich in architectural heritage - historical monuments, ancient temples and cathedrals, which are examples of wooden Russian architecture The region is considered one of the centers of contemporary Russian art and is famous for its museums, art schools and other cultural institutions Perm, where a choreographic school was founded in 1945, is called the ballet Mecca of Russia, following St Petersburg and Moscow At the beginning of the twentieth century During the times of Tsarist Russia, the Perm province was ahead in commercial and industrial development of the Yekaterinburg district - the economic center of the region in the public perception Under the USSR, Prikamye became a technological leader in the field of aircraft and rocket manufacturing, the military industry, and after the successful launch of a satellite into Earth orbit in 1957, it received the unofficial status of a “space contractor” Machine-building plants, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, pulp and paper and forestry industries were opened in the region The Perm region is still one of the economically developed regions today The largest petrochemical, timber processing, metallurgical and machine-building enterprises in the Russian Federation are located on its territory Prikamye is considered one of the centers of contemporary art In the Perm region, for connoisseurs of beauty, there is a philharmonic society, folk art houses and art galleries, opera and ballet theaters, drama theaters, a local history museum and a museum of modern art In honor of the holiday, they host concerts, exhibitions and fairs of folk crafts, festivals and other special events The Day of the Perm Region is celebrated not only in the Kama region In 2023, business and cultural events were held at the capital's exhibition "Russia" at VDNKh Guests of the holiday were invited to visit a food fair, watch an authentic Komi-Permyak chamber performance of the Perm theater and other theatrical and musical performances, and listen to lectures on the achievements of scientists from the Kama region In honor of the holiday, conferences and seminars are held at which proposals for the development of the region are made The celebration, which is celebrated on the first Sunday in December, gives residents a sense of pride in their native land, helps strengthen territorial identity, and stimulates the development of tourism in the Kama region and other sectors of the economy