The capital's ball was held at the Imperial Palace Vienna
Andrei Zolotov. Eighth Metropolitan ball and gala evening businessmen of Russia took place in the first day of the weekend in Vienna's Imperial Hofburg Palace. They were dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Congress of Vienna, which defined the borders in Europe and the system of relations after the Napoleonic wars.
Guests are reminded that the chandeliers in the 1st of 2 state rooms, where was held the ball, were presented to the Russian Emperor Alexander I, who participated in the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and the situation 200 years ago were designed to mark the re-enactors in uniform and dress of the early nineteenth century.
Within a few years the capital ball in Vienna and the Viennese ball in Moscow became a significant event in the Russian-Austrian cultural and business ties. However, this year the organizers had to cross the serious difficulties caused by the complication of relations between Russia and the EU.
" We are grateful to all the Guests and captains of Russian businessmen in the fact that They are in this difficult time, in a difficult international environment found the opportunity to arrive in Vienna at the Russian ball with the assistance of the Austrian brotherhood, " he said at the opening evening, Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin." there are good Parallels with what happened 200 years ago, when Alexander I led a serious struggle for European security. He managed together with other leaders to make such a system, which lasted almost a hundred years. We were pressed 200 years ago, we were pressed 70 years ago at the end of the Second world war - and none none of that happened, " he added Kelin.
In the Palace were Russian employees of the foreign Ministry, the Austrian policy, Authorized business of Russia and Austria. Among the honored guests were twice Hero of the Soviet Union Astronaut Alexei Eliseev, One of the leading tenors of modern Opera Dmitry Korchak.
in the early evening, the Guests were presented a concert program with the participation of soloists of the Vienna state Opera Cyril Kulaeva and Nina Polyakova and troupe Europaballett from the Austrian town of St. p?lten. Then Tchaikovsky Polonaise on the floor out of 40 pairs of debutants in white dresses and black tuxedos. They are specially prepared for the ball under the guidance of its leader, choreographer Leonid Pletnev. Until the morning hours in 2 halls of the Palace did not abate dances, culminating in the midnight Russian quadrille with the participation of more than one hundred pairs of participants.
in the anteroom was also an exhibition of artists Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Ukraine and Russia who worked in September at the General plein air in the reach on the banks of the Volga. On the first day of the week exposition Arterial: Russia through the eyes of European artists " in an expanded format will move to the Russian centre of science and culture in Vienna.
One of the founders of the Russian ball in London lawyer Timothy Musatov said Last news that today the Viennese ball is a feat of its main organizers of Elizabeth and Alexander Savinykh and their colleagues." If you look at today's ball, the majority of sponsors, most fans of ballroom culture of England, from Italy refused from participation only for political reasons. Today, in order to do so, heroic efforts, and We must be thankful to the organizers, " said Musatov." The love of Russian culture have overcome administrative obstacles", He concluded.
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