Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, Head of the Russian Imperial House, arrived in Irkutsk Region on an official visit. Her visit is linked to memorial events for the 100th anniversary of Russia's entry into World War I. In Irkutsk, flowers will be laid, a memorial sign opened, and meetings and events held.

On July 28, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, Her Imperial Highness (H.I.H.) Sovereign Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, arrived in the Irkutsk Region on an official visit.
H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna is visiting Irkutsk at the official invitation of Metropolitan Vadim of Irkutsk and Angarsk and the Mayor of Irkutsk, Viktor Kondrashov, to take part in memorial events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Russia’s entry into the First World War.
The official program of the visit of the Head of the Russian Imperial House to the Irkutsk Region will begin on July 29 with a visit to the Limnological Museum and the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum, where she will arrive from Buryatia via Lake Baikal. In the evening of the same day, she will arrive in the capital of the Angara Region.
The main official events in Irkutsk are scheduled for July 30, 31, and August 1. On July 30, the Head of the House of Romanov will honor the memory of the first Irkutsk residents at the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands, and then, at the Znamensky Monastery, she will be received by His Eminence Vadim, Metropolitan of Irkutsk and Angarsk. The second half of the day will be devoted to becoming acquainted with the history of the city.
Brief program of the stay of the Head of the Imperial House:
July 30
11:20. Visit to the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands and laying flowers at the crypt-monument to the first residents of Irkutsk.
11:40. Visit to the monument to Admiral Kolchak.
12:00. Arrival at the Znamensky Monastery in Irkutsk.
Meeting with Metropolitan Vadim of Irkutsk and Angarsk. Prayer service.
Introduction to the monastery.
15:00.- 18:00. Introduction to the city. Car tour. (Moscow Gates. (Presentation of an exhibition about the House of Romanov), walking tour to the monument to Yakov Pokhabov, by car to the monument to Emperor Alexander III, walk along the embankment, drive by car to the “130th Quarter,” walk.
July 31
11:00. Official meeting with the Mayor of Irkutsk, V. I. Kondrashov.
12:00. Opening of a memorial sign at the site of the restoration of the “Tsarevich’s Arch” (Lower Embankment).
12:45. Press approach.
16:00. Meeting with the public at the White House.
17:30. Attendance at a theatrical performance by the Folk Drama Theater dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First World War. (Near the monument to Emperor Alexander III.)
August 1
11:00. Litia at the Cathedral of the Epiphany “for the leaders and warriors who laid down their lives for the Faith, the Tsar, and the Fatherland.”
12:00. Memorial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Germany’s declaration of war on Russia and Russia’s entry into the First World War.
Opening of an exhibition at the Irkutsk City History Museum dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic War.
16:00. -17:00. Press conference for the media. (Sukachev Estate).
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration.