“Moscow-Volga Canal in fate of Dubna” lecture

Culture

The JINR Universal Public Library invites everyone interested to the “Moscow-Volga Canal in fate of Dubna” lecture.

Date and Time: 24 July 2025, at 6:30 PM. The admission is free.

Venue: JINR Universal Public Library (13/7, Blokhintsev str.).

Vladimir Rodionov, local historian of the Moscow-Volga club, tour guide at the Dubna Museum, will talk about the legendary canal on the day before the 69th anniversary of Dubna. The town was officially born in 1956, but the Moscow Canal was built earlier, in the 1930s.

  • How did the idea of constructing it appear?
  • How was it designed and built?
  • How did the construction of the canal influence the creation of future projects that led to the birth of Dubna?