A wide Shrovetide was celebrated in SSAU

Students, teachers and employees of Saratov State Agrarian University celebrated Shrovetide. This year, a festive event took place on the territory of TRPC “Agrocenter” of the University. The space of the "Korolkov Garden" allowed seeing off winter on a big scale. Horseback riding and saucer sledding, tug of war competitions, running in bags, weight lifting and arm sport were organized for participants and visitors. Members of the student club prepared a colorful thematic concert program, and students and teachers of “Technology of food products” department treated the guests to pancakes prepared according to different recipes.

The rector of Saratov State Agrarian University Nikolay Ivanovich Kuznetsov addressed the participants of the festivities with a welcoming speech:

- Today we are seeing off winter, this year it was cold, snowy. We meet spring with confidence in a good harvest, good results in sowing and harvesting campaigns, - said the rector. - Last year was declared in Saratov region the year of grain grower, and the new year 2017 in our country is declared the year of ecology.
Therefore, along with the economic, industrial life of the region, we decided to take an active part in the environmental development of the city. We set the task to make Korolkov Garden a tourist zone and a place of recreation for the townspeople in two years. I think that we will succeed.

Natalia Nikolaevna Obrezha, the deputy head of administration of the municipal entity “City of Saratov" for social affairs greeted the students of Saratov State Agrarian University:
- Our future, as well as the future of the city and the region is in your hands," said Natalia Nikolayevna, "the youth is the largest and most valuable resource that the city has. You are perspective, talented and motivated. In the year of ecology, we face an important task to raise our city to a new level and its implementation is not possible without your participation.

-The presentation of agro tourism project in Korolkov Garden is very important for the whole city,"- Andrey Valeryevich Zhukov, acting head of Zavodskoy district administration said in his speech. - I am confident that the project will be successfully implemented and will find its place in the everyday life of the townspeople.

The presentation of the project "Agro tourism in Korolkov Garden" was the main event of the holiday. According to the plan, shortly on the territory of "Korolkov Garden" there will be aviary and fish farming, a collection garden, projects "Green Pharmacy", "Rural Courtyard", "National Cuisine", water and landscape park, paintball club, laser tag, mobile smithy, exhibition of forged products and a platform for holding forums. Guided tours for the residents of the whole city, ecological paths, a pony walk, a skateboard, a segway and a cycle track will be also organized on the territory of the "Korolkov Garden".