Presentation of Bygy- Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture - a side event of HRC30 in Geneva, by Yulia Shakhtina

1. BYGY –
Finno-Ugric Capital of
Culture 2014
JULIA SHAKHTINA
Geneva, 2015

2. Bygy village
Udmurt Republic Russian Federation

3. Udmurt people

4. WELCOME to BYGY!
- First Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture!

5. Bygy:
- located in the center of
the Udmurt Republic
- Population: 980
- 99 % are Udmurt
- 30 % youth, 40 %
working adults, 30 %
senior citizens

6. About the
Program:
2768 media articles
30 events – of local
importance,
25 events – of regional
importance,
5 events – of international
importance
4 000 visitors

7. About the
results:
1) Increased motivation to develop the village and Udmurt
culture as part of the Finno-Ugric world

8. About the
results:
2) Bygy successfully tested as a tourism destination

9. About the
results:
3) Bygy became known as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture

10. About the
results:
4) Development of tourism infrastructure

11. About the
results:
5) Capital of Culture program gave Bygy a great experience
of implementing an international project

12. About the
results:
Bygy today:
-A cultural heart of
Finno-Ugric world,
-Destination of rural
tourism,
-Hospitable village,
-A developing settlement
in different spheres

13. WELCOME TO UDMURT VILLAGE BYGY!

14. Thank you for your attention!
ТАУ!