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The Sakhalin Oblast Exposition at the Treasures of the North International Exhibition Won the Grand Prix

The Sakhalin Oblast and its representatives received numerous awards. 

In the different categories of the Best Work of National Folk Art competition, Sakhalin residents took the following places: 
– Leather Goods: Veronika Osipova, 1st place;
– Children’s Creative Work: Handing Down Traditions (7-11 year-olds): Anna Li (1st place);
– Birch Bark Art: Yulia Ivanova (1st place) and Lyudmila Paskit (3rd place);
– Research in the Field of Crafts, Traditions and Culture of the Indigenous Minorities of Sakhalin and the Russian Far East: Anastasia Nkhirg (1st place), Olga Huryun (2nd place) and Olga Solovyeva (3rd place);
– Woodcarving: Fedor Migun (3rd place);
– Souvenir Products (Regional and National Souvenirs): Valeria Osipova (3rd place);
– Traditional Costume (Fur): Anna Dorofeeva (3rd place);
– Traditional Jewellery: Olga Reznik (3rd place);
– Traditional Costume (Fish Skin): Olga Sadinova (special prize for the revival of traditions).

Anna Dorofeeva, a craftswoman from Sakhalin, won the first prize in the Modern Collection category of the Polar Style Ethnic Costume competition. Most of her works feature seal fur. The third prize in the National Cuisine of the Peoples of the North gastronomic competition went to Ruza Agnyun from Okha.

The duet from the People of Ykh-Myth Ethnocultural Centre (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) was awarded the second prize in the Theatrical Performance category in the Nomads of the North Festival of Cultures of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East, while the Kekh (Seagull) folk ensemble received a special prize for its contribution to the development and preservation of SIM culture. 

Another event held on the margins of the exhibition-fair was the Terra Madre — Indigenous Peoples. Wild Plants festival, hosted by Russia for the first time. It was conducted with the support of Sakhalin Energy. One of Sakhalin representatives—Tatiana Shkalygina—took the second place in the competition for the best dish made from wild plants and was awarded with a diploma.

As a result of the Ark of Taste food contest, the bilberry and the Osmunda regalis (royal fern) were nominated for inclusion in the catalogue of endangered food plants. Tatyana Shkalygina and Ekaterina Koroleva, contest participants from Sakhalin, were selected to take part in next year’s Slow Food International Festival in Turin (Italy).

13 May 2019

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