December 12, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On December 11 Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko handed over the state awards and awards of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra.

He congratulated Ugra people on the 76-th anniversary of the region and noted the importance of their labor for the development and prosperity of the Okrug. “You deserved these awards by your hard work, creative search and talent”.

The leaders of the fuel and energy industry companies, deputies of the Okrug Duma Pavel Zavalny, Vladimir Semenov, Chair of the Youth Policy Committee Alla Gribtsova were awarded with the medal “For merits before the Motherland of the II rank”. President of the Khanty-Mansiysk Bank Dmitri Mizgulin was awarded with the title “Honored Economist of the Russian Federation”.

Alexander Filipenko awarded a group of Ugra people with medals, badge, letters of Governor’s gratitude for the contribution into well-being and prosperity of the Okrug.

Lyubov Dorokhova, Manger of the Gasprombank branch (Beloyarski), Airport of Surgut, Charity Foundation of social initiatives support (Yugorsk), Khanty-Mansiysk Town public organization of veterans of military forces and law – enforcement bodies were awarded with the prize “Recognition” according to the results of the Okrug contest of socially-significant projects-2006.

The winners of the contest for the  best-organized town, village of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug in 2006 were mentioned at the ceremony. Nizhnevartovsk, Kogalym, Yugorsk were awarded with the prize – 1040 ths. rubles each, Surgut, Langepas and Beloyarski occupied the second position and got 62- ths. rubles each, Nefteyugansk and Khanty-Mansiysk – 415 ths. rubles.

In the nomination “The best-organized village” the winners are Izluchinsk, Poikovski, Fedorovski. In the category of under 5 ths. people – Lokosovo of the Surgut District, karkateevy of the Nefteyugansk District, Khulimsunt of the Berezovski District.

At the end of the ceremony the head of the region Alexander Filipenko was awarded with the badge of the RF Independent Trade-Unions Federation, and diploma for support of organizations, involved in the sphere of healthy lifestyle promotion.

Governor of Ugra congratulated people of Ugra on the deserved awards and wished health, well-being and long life.

December 12, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

“Today is the 76-th anniversary of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. Our old beautiful Ugra has become one year wiser and its population – younger. This is our common holiday for people of different generations, people ,united with the time of grandiose reforms, development of the Okrug in the 30-s, war period and period of the country’s restoration in the 40-s. From the beginning of the 50-s the fate of the Autonomous Okrug is connected with oil and gas epoch: Berezovo, Shaim, Ust-Balyk, Samotlor. Today modern towns are constructed among taiga, swamps. Transport highways run among them and unique bridges are constructed over the great rivers. For our land to become like this great hard work was needed. Enthusiasts who in spite of the severe conditions, living in tents, constructed towns, fields, created a new Ugra”, - these words were said by Governor of the Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko the Gala ceremony, devoted to the region’s birthday on December 11.

On this day the people as follows were awarded with the title “Honorary citizen of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug” for fruitful labor and great contribution into social and economic development of Ugra: Yuri Ervye, prominent geologist, the first leader of the Glavtyumengeology, Hero of Socialist Labor, Rudolph Katsen – veteran of the construction industry of the Autonomous Okrug, Nadezhda Kirkicha, pioneer of childbirth medicine in Ugra, Honored Doctor of Russia.

Besides, Governor awarded Margarita Anisimkova, a writer, member of Russia’s Writers Union, Sergei Kholmanski, Deputy Director General of the company “Tyumentransgas” with the badges “For merits before the Okrug”.

The mayors of the municipalities of the Okrug, representatives of the Federal Assembly of the RF, deputies of the State Duma, leaders of the biggest   companies in fuel and energy industry, timber industry, agribusiness industry came to the stage that evening. Alexander Filipenko expressed his gratitude  to them: “I would like to thank all the people who organize our life in Ugra, who do their best for Ugra to be prosperous and to create worthy conditions for the development”.

The gala concert of folk groups from Ugra continued the gala party.

December 12, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

In the framework of the 76-th anniversary of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug celebration at the Concert and Theatre Center “Ugra-Classic” the express-exhibition of the best creative and art projects-2006 “Cultural diversity of Ugra” was opened.

The leading museums of the Okrug held the presentations of their expositions: House-museum named after Vladimir Igoshev celebrates its 5-th anniversary this year, presented a jubilee installation, devoted to the museum history and painter’s life. The works done by young masters of Ugra can be seen on the stand of the Khanty-Mansiysk Design and Applied Technologies Institute.

The Surgut Art  museum brought to the capital the exposition of the III International forum of visual humor “Karikaturum”, and the Center of Crafts demonstrated collections of national clothes, musical instruments and dolls.

Employees of the oldest museum of Man and Nature told about  results of the ethnographic expedition to Ugra. The collected materials are presented at the exposition “Ethno-graphics”.

The participants of the exhibition thanked the Okrug Government for the support of museums, development of new projects, preservation of the Northern indigenous peoples’ traditions.