On 18 April 2022, a staff member of the museum-educational department of Bolgar Museum-Reserve Sabirzyanova L. I. held an event on “Journey to the past” for the students of Bolgar cadets’ boarding school. The event was devoted to International Day of Monuments and Historic Sites.
This day was established in 1982 by the Assembly of the International Council for the Protection of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), under UNESCO. People started celebrating the holiday on April 18, 1984.
To date, Bolgar hillfort retains its boundaries, defensive fortifications in the form of ramparts and moats. In 2014, the site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The site is located on the bank of Volga south of the capital of Tatarstan – Kazan. It has evidence for the existence of a medieval town of Bolgar that existed in VII-XV centuries. In XIII century, the town became the first capital of the Golden Horde remaining an important trading center during the period of the Kazan Khanate. Preserved an earthen wall, different religious and civil structures including mosques, minarets, bathhouses, the ruins of Khan’s palace and mausoleums.
At the event, schoolchildren learned the history of emergence of the holiday, became acquainted with the history of the ancient town of Bolgar. Kids also watched a colorful presentation with the preserved architectural monuments of XIII-XIV centuries.

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