Kazan departs with Ralina Gilmanova

The farewell ceremony was held in the courtyard of the house where before her departure to Moscow Ralina Gilmanova   was born and lived. Among those who came to see her off for the   last journey: Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, deputy military commissar of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Jachin, artistic director of the State Song and Dance Ensemble Airat Khamitov, choreographic school teachers, fellow students, as well as relatives and friends. Rhalina Gilmanova  buried  on  the Yudinsky  cemetery.

Defense Ministry plane Tu-154 of Russia, which  was heading to Syria, crashed into the sea near Sochi morning of December 25th. It killed 92 people, including artists of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army   after Alexandrov. Among the passengers of  the ill-fated flight appeared to be  our compatriot - 22-year-old ballet dancer of the  ensemble Ralina Gilmanova. She recently lived and worked in Moscow, but was born and raised in Kazan. In our city, her parents and sister live. Here  she finished the local Ballet School. After  finishing it  she  entered the National Ballet "Kostroma", and in 2014  she was  taken in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army after  A.V. Alexandrov. Parallel  Ralina studied at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. She   traveled on tour all over Europe. Many times the  Ensemble after Alexandrov lifted the morale of our soldiers in hot spots: in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Yugoslavia. This time they had the trip to Syria. For Ralina this was the last trip.