On 20 August 2025, the
city of Nizhny Novgorod will be hosting
the "Era of Dreamers" gala event to
celebrate the anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry. The large-scale concert featuring elements of a theatrical performance, directed by Igor Krutoy, will
take place at the city's main stadium and is expected to attract approximately 30,000 spectators, including 20,000 employees of Rosatom companies.
The concert will feature Dima Bilan, Nikolay Baskov,
Konstantin Khabensky, Aleksey Guskov, and Umat2rman band. At the end of the gala event, officials will deliver their congratulations and
soloists from the Bolshoi Theater will
perform "Era of Dreamers" music piece composed by Igor Krutoy with
lyrics by Elizaveta Grinkevich. The
event is being organized in partnership with VTB Group.
From 21 August, the scientific and artistic exhibition "Atom. Future" will be on display at Nizhny Novgorod’s Packhouses cultural center. The exhibition is inspired by future technologies that nuclear science and industry provide for humanity. "Atom. Future" is the fruit of joint efforts by young artists, scientists, architects, and multimedia specialists. Along with art objects, paintings, posters, and multimedia installations visitors will have the opportunity to see large-scale mock-ups of objects of the future, such as nuclear icebreakers, power units, and space rockets. The exhibition will also present modern high-tech devices such as a bioprinter, a spacesuit for the Mars mission, as well as existing technologies thatmake that future possible.
In 2025, Russia's
nuclear industry is celebrating its 80th anniversary. On
20 August 1945, Russia established a Special
Committee on Atomic Energy. In response to the threat posed by the United States, the country created nuclear weapons within
four years(RDS-1 bomb successfully
tested in 1949). This led to the USSR becoming a pioneer and leader in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Domestic specialists built the first
nuclear power plant in Obninsk in 1954
and the first nuclear icebreaker Lenin was
created to help explore the
Arctic in 1959. The main theme of the anniversary year can be expressed in
three words: pride, inspiration, and dream. The
industry founders’ feats have been a source of pride for nuclear scientists, who are
inspired by the achievements of previous generations. They also plan to push forward and expand the possibilities. The 80th
anniversary is being celebrated with various events, including the main ones which are the performance
in Nizhny Novgorod and the World Atomic Week international forum that will be
held in Moscow from 25 to 28 November.
The World Atomic Week International Forum will feature
an exhibition of the achievements of
Rosatom and its partners, as well as a scientific and educational marathon
organized by the All-Russian Society "Znaniye". The exhibition is expected to attract leaders from several countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Asia, Africa, and Latin America (including the leaders of
the countries interested in developing
national nuclear programs), government
officials, representatives of large companies, and scientists and businessmen. You can register for the event here.
In addition, numerous concerts dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the nuclear industry are being held in "nuclear" cities. As part of the "Rosatom Culture Territory" program the concerts are featuring performances by famous Russian musicians and bands (Nadezhda Babkina and "Russian Song", Denis Maidanov, Svetlana Surganova, and Pelageya, etc.) as well as by talented performers from "nuclear cities" who won an online music and dance competition that took place from November 2024 to January 2025. The concerts are being held in all "nuclear” cities. Regional authorities, city-forming companies, and municipal administrations act as partners in the anniversary performance marathons.
