Позитивные изменения. Том 2, №4 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

• raising additional funds for development of innovations through participation in contests and programs of various private and state funds, authorities, etc.;

• engaging small and medium-sized businesses and communities in urban development and preservation processes.

FUNDS RAISED IN 2021

• a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region for the activities of the art and literary residence “Artkommunalka. Erofeev and Others” and an education program for teenagers;

• a grant from the Presidential Grants Foundation to hold a family camp, The World of Fedya Dostoevsky, in the village of Darovoe (Moscow Region);

• funds from the Russian Cultural Foundation to hold the Antonov Apples international apple-and-book festival and the “Go Beyond” program;

• a grant from the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation to establish the “Heritage Library” Center for Social Innovation in Culture.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS

The team's merits have been recognized at the professional museum level, as well as at the public and governmental levels:

• a special prize of the European Museum of the Year Award (2012) as “a pioneer of cultural entrepreneurship in Russia, creating not only a high-quality public museum, but also extensive opportunities for employee development”;

• Impulse of Kindness Award (2015) “for a systematic approach to social entrepreneurship”;

• prize of the Government of the Russian Federation (2016) “for the restoration of the historical site and the creation of Kolomna Pastila museum and tourist complex;

• diploma of the EMYA competition (2017) to the Kolomensky Posad cluster “for outstanding achievements in strengthening the public role of the museum”;

• the finalist's diploma of the Museum Flagship professional skills contest of the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation in the nomination “Changing Museum — Changing World” (2018);

• Kolomna Pastila ranked in the top 10 in the “Countrywide” category in the Tastes of Russia national competition of regional food brands (2020);

• Kolomna Kalach ranked in the top 10 in the “Countrywide” category in the Tastes of Russia national competition of regional food brands (2021);

• the Silk Factory ranked in the top 30 projects of public interiors (2019–2021) according to the Project Russia magazine (a professional magazine on architecture, urban planning, construction technology and design in Russia). The city became known outside the country thanks to the Kolomna Pastila brand. Kolomna pastila as a special national product is a fitting representative of Russia at various international festivals, including those in Austria, Italy and Great Britain. Kolomna pastila was an element of the Russia-Great Britain Year of Culture events (2014) and the official symbol of the Russia-Austria Year of Tourism (2017).

Thanks to the Kolomensky Posad projects, about 200 new jobs have been created, new partner museum projects and new opportunities for creative self-fulfillment of citizens have appeared, the hospitality industry is developing, and the urban environment is being improved.

WHAT WAS DONE LAST YEAR

The “I Can” coffee shop opened at the Museum-Navigator, with its own line of products following the Slow Food philosophy[93].

The ninth Antonov Apples international apple-and-book festival was held in September 2021.

The year 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. In honor of this event, the Dostoevsky Collective Farm, together with its partners, planted the Museum's Apple Orchard: 200 apple trees of historical varieties that had been traditionally grown in Russia. Kolomensky Posad managed to preserve the forests in the Dostoevsky Collective Farm lands.

In May 2021, the Garden of Kolomna Pastila Factory was founded at the Kolomna Pastila museum, in the center of Kolomensky Posad. The organizers planted more than 100 flowers, herbs and trees, built a two-tiered pavilion (today it is one of the most beautiful locations in the old city). The new green public space in the historical part of Kolomna is conceived by its authors to be a place for having a pleasant pastime, listening to music, meeting with biologists, and gardening.

The municipality allocated an extra 540 square meters for the Heritage Library. A new design concept for the space was developed and repairs carried out at the new address: 205 Oktyabrskoy Revolutsii St.

“Lazhechnikov” literary cafe ranked among the top 5 restaurants in Moscow Region, with a new branch opened at the Krivyakino estate in neighboring Voskresensk, Moscow Region.

The Kolomna Pastila Museum and Creative Cluster also conducted the following activities in 2021:

• unveiled two new theater programs, “A House in Kolomna” and “Mamandi”;

• updated the Kolomna Pastila Museum website at http://kolomnapastila.ru;

• opened stylish free public restrooms in the Museum-Navigator near the Pyatnitskaya Tower of the Kolomna Kremlin;