The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today traditional festivities, devoted to the Day of oil and gas industry of the Autonomous Okrug are held in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Head of the region Alexander Filipenko placed flowers on the monument "Yugra", symbolizing past, present and future times of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. Chairman of Yugra Duma Vasily Sondykov, members of the Government and deputies, honored citizens and representatives of municipal entities of the Autonomous Okrug took part in the ceremony.

Then festive column moved to the square of Geology, Oil and Gas Museum. This year new stars appeared at the memorial "Zvyezdy Yugry" in honor of Stepan Ananjevich Povkh and Alexander Isaakovich Kasparov, who had devoted their lives to development of Siberian bowels, formation of oil and gas complex of the region.

Relatives of earliest explorers took part in the festivity, including granddaughter of Yury Georgievich Ervje, a star at the glory memorial was named after his name.She congratulated Yugra people on holiday and stressed the importance of these events fro those who had been at the beginning of Yugra land development and those who live there today. Yugra Governor assured that it is not right to back out of existing traditions.

September 7, 2007

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On September 8 the Second regional fitness convention will start its work in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Yugra fitness and athletics federation is its organizer, the president of which is deputy Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Okrug on issues of investments and innovations Kirill Morozov.

Heads and instructors of fitness clubs of Yugra, specialists in the sphere of management and marketing of the Okrug and municipal sport and health-improving centers will participate in the convention.

In the frameworks of the event which will be held on the basis of exposition center "Yugra-Expo" during two days, top presenters of Instructor Training School I.T.S. of Varvara Medvedeva organize theoretical and practical classes, master class of fitness coordinator of  S.A.T.S. sports club Per Markssen (Sweden) will be held as well.