On December 5, the premiere screening of the documentary “Amazing treasures of the Volga” took place in the conference hall of the museum and exhibition complex “Memorial Sign in honor of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgars” of the Bolgar Museum-Reserve.
Before the start of the film screening, the guests became acquainted with the thematic exhibition “Treasures of the Bolgar land”, which presents 12 treasure complexes including coins and objects of material culture of X–XX centuries.
The painting “Amazing treasures of the Volga” is devoted to one and a half thousand years of the history of the Volga civilization presented through the most significant treasures discovered on the territory of the Volga-Kama region.
The authors of the project are director Natalia Tsukanova, a member of the Writers’ Union of Russia, and scientific consultant Evgeny Burdin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at Ulyanovsk Pedagogical University. After watching, they talked about the process of making the film and answered questions from the audience who expressed hope for the continuation of the series.