International Festival of blacksmith art

Blacksmiths from across the us of a acquire collectively in Ustyuzhna district to compete with every different in craft abilities. This occasion takes place yearly on the first weekend of August as part of the Pozdeevskaya truthful. In front of the visitors eyes masters by using the usage of a hammer make nails, horseshoes or art decorations from portions of metallic. Works of the winners of the contest beautify crucial rectangular of Ustyuzhna: vintage lantern, heeled flea, lawn bench below the fairy mushroom with butterflies and snails and a symbol of peace and goodness – the sun. Blacksmith art grasp training, special contests and competitions, performances of local bands and art agencies are part of the Pozdeevskaya honest program.

The event takes location in one of the cities of Federal tourist route the Silver Necklace of Russia in Ustyuzhna. It has lengthy been considered a centre of metalwork and gun-smithing in Russia. The town is likewise well-known because the birthplace of N.Gogol’s “Revizor”  and the birthplace of the excellent works of author A. I. Kuprin. Foreign vacationers can get familiar with the town and with the ancient craft of blacksmithing from exceptional areas of Russia. The competition attracts more than one hundred artists and greater than 15,000 traffic.