VIII-th International festival of sandy sculptures «Ancient Greek Olympic Fire» - 2009

During the period from the brightest events of a summer cultural life of Petersburg – VIII International festival of sandy sculptures in which have taken part more than 20 commands. Which their number included the best masters with a world recognition – sculptors on sand from the International festival of sandy sculptures of 2009 «Ancient Greek Olympic fire».

Olympic fire – a world symbol in all centuries as the leitmotif of all sculptures, will consecrate a beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress and to please visitors of a beach till August, 31st.

Sandy sculptures were estimated by the jury commission into which structure have entered:

• Buhaev Vyacheslav Borisovich – the architect, the sculptor, the winner of the State award of Russia;
• Savkuev Hamid – the artist-sculptor, the teacher of institute of Repin Peterburgskoj n;
• Pahomova Natalia Vladimirovna – the chief of Department Koljakin Alexander Nikolaevich – the director of the State museum of history of St.-Petersburg;
• Kurbanov Arsene Hajrullaevich – the artist-sculptor, the teacher of institute of Repin Peterburgskoj n;
• Kaljuzhin Sergey Eduardovich – the director of Fund of cultural-educational programs "Peter and Paul Fortress";
• Valerijus Latvis (Mr. Valérijus Latvis) – the head of the St.-Petersburg centre a member of presidium of the St.-Petersburg Lithuanian national-cultural autonomy;
• Mari-Zhoan Rokkas (Ms. Mary-Joan Roccas) – the consul general of Belgium;
• Richardas Degutis (Mr. Ričardas Degutis) – the consul general of Lithuania;

 And also the International festival of sandy sculptures «Ancient Greek Olympic fire»:
I place – a sculpture «Ignition of Olympic fire», Authors: Sergey Zaplatin and Grigory Ponomarev (Russia); 
IIIместо – the sculpture «Let will win the strongest», Authors: Valery Petrenko and Dmitry Klimenko (Ukraine-Russia); 

All participants have received commemorative medals and festival diplomas.

Also special prizes and gifts from sponsors and Festival partners have been handed over:

• Prize from the Federation Council of Federal meeting of the Russian Federation:
• Prize and the diploma from Company "Salitar" – the general sponsor
• Prize from Fund of cultural-educational programs "Peter and Paul Fortress" 
• Prize from the Company «Water of life of Russia» 

Also has caused the most benevolent responses in a press and in visitors of festival.