The opening of the monument to Yaroslav Mudromu (1993)

Yaroslavl, October 1993.

People in the stands.

Epiphany Square.

There is a procession, priests with crosses, banners.

A crowd of people, a cordon of police officers.

There is a procession, in the center there is a monument covered with a white canvas.

Cordon of riot police.

There is a group of government and administration representatives headed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Patriarch Alexy II. A crowd of people, restrained by a cordon, people waving their hands.

Clergymen, representatives of the authorities approach the monument.

A crowd of people behind the cordon.

A solemn rally before the opening of the monument.

Panorama of the monument, covered with a cloth.

The fabric is being discarded, the monument to Yaroslav the Wise is visible.

In the frame - journalists, photographers, cameramen with cameras.

Monument to Yaroslav the Wise, panorama of Yeltsin at the microphone and the official government delegation.

Photographers, cameramen, behind a crowd of people with a banner "Democratic Yaroslavl with the president."

Yeltsin and other officials applaud.

A crowd of people waving, chanting.

Says Patriarch Alexy II. Cordon of the military.

The Patriarch says, Yeltsin and other officials are standing next to him.

The clergy are baptized.

The ceremony of consecration of the monument takes place.

A crowd of people waving their hands, a cordon of the military.

The Patriarch blesses and baptizes the monument and the people.

Panorama of people from the crowd.

Yeltsin shakes hands with the Patriarch.

People behind the cordon.

Says the man.

A group of clergymen.

Yeltsin, officials, representatives of the church move away from the monument.

Yeltsin communicates with the people, correspondents, photographers, representatives of channels and so on work nearby.

A crowd of people, a cordon.

Large - a monument to Yaroslav the Wise.

On the monument is the coat of arms of Yaroslavl, various scenes from the life of Yaroslav the Wise.

The words on the monument are about the foundation of the city by Yaroslav the Wise.

Yaroslavl, city street, traffic.