Tallinn saw the 4^th Russian Ball!

November, 27^th – the date when historical Russian Ball in Tallinn, the one and only, took place in the atmosphere of the XIX^thcentury. It was the fourth ball in total and was devoted to the 210^th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin!

The mayor of Tallinn Edgar Savisaar was greeting the participants of the “Pushkin Ball”.  

To the great surprise of the organizers more than a half of Ball’s guests were wearing the costumes in style of the XIX^thcentury.

The distinctive feature of all Russian Historical Balls in Tallinn is the involvement of active young people. The previous years it’s been the dancing groups, this year – the team of Tallinn senior high school students – learning dances, reading poems. Young artists were drawing the guests’ portraits a la the previous century.

The King and the Queen were traditionally selected among the guests of the Ball. Wehada littlemorecompetitionsthisyear. Suchcompaniesas “ImperatorskijFarfor” (ImperialPorcelain) andcosmeticcompanyPulanna were giving away their prices.

The big cake, just before the main meal, was represented as an opened book, where one could read Pushkin’s poem.

Pushkin Ball was supported by Estonian Ministry of Culture and Tallinn Philharmonic Society, as well as our regular philanthropists and friends of “Russkij Dom” (Russian House) – the main organizer of the project: School of style and make-up, Hotel St.Olav, Hotel Ecoland, Eesti gaas, ЕМТ, Transiidikeskus, Prike, Stessy Flowers, Ilill!