Yekaterinburg honors Naina Yeltsina's 94th birthday with cultural events and charity fundraisers
Yekaterinburg honors Naina Yeltsina's 94th birthday with cultural events and charity fundraisers
Yekaterinburg honors Naina Yeltsina's 94th birthday with cultural events and charity fundraisers
The Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg is celebrating Naina Yeltsina's 94th birthday with a series of special events. A cooking masterclass, documentary screening, and themed workshops will honour the former first lady's legacy. Proceeds from some activities will also support local athletes.
On March 14, the centre will host a cooking masterclass led by chefs Yevgeny Shipunov and Vladislav Klyachin from Barboris restaurant. Attendees will bake tvorozhnoe (farmer's cheese) cookies using a family recipe from Yeltsina. All ingredients will be provided, and participants will receive gifts themed around her life.
Additional cooking workshops will take place at Engels 1991 Café and Sloika Café. The Yeltsin Center will also screen the documentary *Naina Yeltsina: A Declaration of Love*, directed by Lyudmila Telen. Ticket sales from the events will fund the Special Olympics of Sverdlovsk Region. The centre regularly organises exhibitions, screenings, and academic conferences on Boris Yeltsin's presidency and Russia's post-Soviet transition. These activities often highlight the Yeltsin family's role during that period.
The events mark Yeltsina's 94th birthday while raising funds for athletes in the region. The cooking workshops and documentary screening will give visitors a closer look at her personal and public life. Proceeds will directly benefit the Sverdlovsk Region's Special Olympics programme.
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