Baku to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Astrakhan Oblast

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

Baku will host an exhibition on Astrakhan Oblast of the Russian Federation.

The event will be held as part of the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Astrakhan Oblast in 2017, Azertac reported.

The exhibition will feature rare photos and documents, including original documents of famous Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who lived and worked in Baku.

"The President of Russia Vladimir Putin ordered to hold celebrations in honor of the 300th anniversary of  Astrakhan Oblast. The preparations are currently under way. It will be a great honor if Azerbaijani delegation will take part in the event, said Chairman of Astrakhan Government Konstantin Markelov.

He also said Azerbaijani Culture Days will be arranged in Astrakhan next year.

Azerbaijan and Russia are tied by firmly based on relations, which were officially established in 1992.

The two countries enjoy high level cultural relations. A Year of Azerbaijan was declared in 2005 in Russia, and the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan in 2006. During these two years, the two countries held 110 special cultural events.

Russian is one of the languages students get education in Azerbaijan.

More than 15,000 students study in Russian in Azerbaijani universities. A branch of Lomonosov Moscow state University was opened in 2008 in Baku. Moreover, a branch of another Russian university, Sechenov Moscow State Medical University providing free education was also established on September 15, 2015 in Baku.