Internet and society: Unique Internet project “Stories of the Urals” in the Urals

A unique photo project "Stories of the Urals", authors and heroes of which will be those who lived in the 1990s, is launched in the Urals. Within six months, everyone will be able to try themselves in the role of the historian and upload his photos and a brief biography of their family at a special website.

"We had the idea to develop an online resource that brings images of different people and help to compare our time with the nineties. Everyone will be able to look back, see people of that time and they are now. In addition, links to the web site will be posted at foreign websites to familiarize foreigners with our country and, in particular, the Urals", - says the spokesman Yevgeny Prokhorov.

It is planned that the project will bring about a thousand families photo stories, in addition, is also expected to collect pictures of the "old" and "new" Chelyabinsk, which in its archives will be able to find anyone.

To become a participant in the project, it is necessary to collect archival and contemporary images for the photo story. And then put them at the website www.историиурала.рф. In one photo story can be posted from 2 to 10 shots.

The project has already been joined by students of the Faculty of History of USPU who can advise contestants on how best to write comments to the pictures and confirm the historical value of pictures.

After the web site will have photo stories, it is planned to announce a vote for those who will be included in the book "History of the Urals". You can publish the work until March 2014.

"The book will be released in full color format and will be included in the leading libraries of the Urals and Russia, will be presented to officials, as well as journalists and public figures. All authors will receive gift copies of the magazine. In addition, the book will be remained in the electronic version, available worldwide", - say the organizers.