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The Moscow Longevity project, in collaboration with the social network Odnoklassniki, will present a video series titled "Eight Years for the Soul and Creativity." In the eight episodes, leaders of Moscow Longevity Center clubs will share personal stories about their hobbies and how participating in the project helped them discover their talents and find their true selves.
The video project's name is no coincidence: this year, "Moscow Longevity" turns eight years old—that's exactly how many stories they plan to release. The first episode will be released on April 2nd.official page "Moscow Longevity" on Odnoklassniki. New videos will be published weekly. The project aims to show that creativity can be achieved at any age, and that the best ideas are born from childhood memories and a sincere desire to share experiences.
Each story in the project is a dive into the past, drawing on personal artifacts and childhood experiences. The protagonists will share how their passion for art, sports, cooking, or foreign languages began in their early years and then took on new development and meaning thanks to Moscow's longevity centers.
The first episode featured Galina Chayanova from the Beskudnikovsky Moscow Longevity Center. She leads an art club where, along with other members, she paints in various genres and techniques. She's had a love of drawing since childhood, but she lacked sketchbooks, so her mother brought her gray wrapping paper from the grocery store. Now, Galina can afford any materials, but the memory of those rough sheets still inspires her.
As a child, Nadezhda Rukavtseva loved playing gorodki (skittles) with her brother and his friends. Years later, this passion was revived in a new format: she learned the rules of pétanque and formed a team at the Troitsk Moscow Longevity Center. To date, the team has won over 20 cups.
Another episode features Vera Titova, head of the "Legal Education" club at the Tagansky Center for Moscow Longevity. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an investigator and read a lot of legal literature. Her wish came true: she worked as a prosecutor and then taught at a law college. After retiring, she founded a club where they not only study theory but also organize mock trials with juries.
Elena Galabina worked in banking her entire life, but when she arrived at the Begovoy Moscow Longevity Center, she remembered how, as a child, she would put on her mother's shoes and sing into a matryoshka doll instead of a microphone. Today, she leads a music club and gives concerts with like-minded people.
Tatyana Yevsyukova's favorite hobby is cooking, a passion passed on to her by her grandmother. She runs a popular themed club at the Zyuzino Moscow Longevity Center. She is also proud to have participated in a culinary competition between generations, which pitted teams from the Moscow Longevity Center against college students.
Retired police colonel Irina Ardasheva from the Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye Moscow Longevity Center has become a designer: she creates collections, hosts fashion shows, and runs a neurographics club. She also manages to play sports and mentor orphans.
Elena Greaves of the Zyablikovo Moscow Longevity Center's love for the English language began with a gift from her father—Alice in Wonderland. She decided to read it in the original. Elena Aleksandrovna graduated from a pedagogical university and worked in a British school, and now she teaches English to Moscow Longevity participants.
Tatyana Persiyanova, a ballet dancer with 25 years of experience, began her career with a small tutu gifted to her by her mother. This tutu became her talisman on tour. Today, Tatyana Stanislavovna is a mentor at the Pechatniki Center for Longevity in Moscow, where she teaches dance and proper posture to others.
Premieres, meetings with actors and directors: How film clubs operate at Moscow's longevity centersParticipants of the Moscow Longevity project will learn how to keep a video blog.
You can join the project online – at mos.ru portal orwebsite, as well as in person at any Moscow longevity center or My Documents office.
Support for older citizens in Moscow meets the goals and objectives of the federal project "Older Generation" of the national project "Family", which has been implemented in Russia since 2025 by decision of Vladimir Putin. More information about Russia's national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.
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