The Musical Map of My Country
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The musical map of my country Project Bagramyan Diana Russia at a glance Nashestvie Nashestvie (Russian: Нашествие) is one of the largest open-air festival of Russian rock, organized by Nashe Radiostation. It is held annually during the first weekend of August since 1999. Nashestvie changed its venue several times. Recently it moved northwest to Tver Oblast. Nashestvie is participated by majority of Russia's most popular rock artists (such as Aria, Alisa, Agatha Christie, Splean,Korol i Shut), as well as bands from Ukraine and Belarus, such as Okean Elzy or Lyapis Trubetskoy. Dobrofest Dobrofest is an annual festival that take place in Yaroslavl in June. Pop, rock and folk musicians and bands take part in it. Maxidrom Maxidrom is an annual international musical festival organized by Radio Maximum station. It take place in Tushino, Moscow in July. The first Maxidrom was held in 1995 as the festival of rock music. Slavyanskiy Bazar Slavyanskiy Bazar is an international art festival in Vitebsk. It has been held since 1992. Jazz May Since 2011 Jazz May festival has been held in Penza. In 2012 some famous jazz bands from all over the world came to this festival. The Festival of the World's Symphony Orchestras The Festival of the World's Symphony Orchestras take place in Moscow in June at the Column Hall of the House of Unions. Rap Festival Our town is also rich in musical events. Thus, in September, 2012 Rap Festival took place in the club Planeta. There are also rock and folk festivals in Shakhty. I have described just some festivals that are held in Russia. It is very difficult to tell about all musical events taking part in our country. A good number of them are well-known all over the world. So, I can say Russia is one of the musical centres of the world!.