Slavyansk-on-Kuban

Slavyansk-on-Kuban (Russian: Славянск-на-Кубани, romanized: Slavyansk-na-Kubani) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the Kuban River delta.

[9] After the fall of the Genoese power in the Pontic region, the site was abandoned until 1747 when the Crimean Khanate erected a small fort, known in Russian sources as Kopyl.

After the conquest of the Taman Peninsula by the Russian Empire, the Tatar fort gave way to the Cossack stanitsa of Kopylskaya.

The city is located on the banks of the Protoka river that flows to the Kuban Delta, 68 km from Krasnodar.

According to the gross harvest of fruits and berries (annual production is more than 30 thousand tons), the company ranks first in the region (26% of the total volume).

The organizers are the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, the regional branch of the All-Russian political party "United Russia", the administration of the Krasnodar Territory, the administration of the Slavonic area.

The history of the festival began in 2004, when the provincial town of Slavyansk with 60-thousand population dared to conduct review of the Slavic culture of international scope.

This year, the city once again welcomes guests from different countries to share the wealth of national cultures and feel belonging to the Slavic community.

The traditional procession of delegations and the parade of brass bands, large dance of friendship and fiery extravaganza, a mini-festival "Filling an apple" on the territory of the agricultural firm "Garden-Giant" and the festival of children's groups "Joy", an entertainment program "Dancing until the morning"as well as a gala concert and a grand fireworks display in the festival program.

Slavonic Museum of Local History
A Monument to Taman participants march of the Red Army