Artek (camp)

The All-Union pioneer camp Artek pioneer camp was at the heart of the pioneer organization Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in the USSR. It was located in the city Gurzuf on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine today.

History

The pioneer camp was founded as " All-Union recreation camp for children " on 16 June 1925 and initially served primarily the recovery of children who were ill with tuberculosis. The pioneer camp Artek is served by the longest trolleybus line in the world since 1961. It is operated by the Company Krymskyj trolejbus and runs between Simferopol, Alushta and Yalta.

In March 1993 it was changed to " International Children's Centre, Artek ' " renamed and is now accessible to all children. From 9 to 21 September 1999, the fifth Olympiad for U16 national teams there was held, which was won by the Ukraine, to September 20, 2000, the sixth U16 Chess Olympiad, this time won by 11 from Russia. In January 2009, the camp made ​​for financial reasons ceases activity, but on January 31, 2009 in an urgent government meeting the camp of the status of a Training Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Games, where, which means to prepare Ukrainian athletes in international competitions for the upkeep of the can be used bearing.

After Artek in 1969 discovered asteroid (1956 ) Artek is named.

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