Russian Airplaine bearing the name of Monk Seraphim of Sarov

 An airplane bearing the name of the Monk Seraphim of Sarov flies from Kursk to Crimea.

This picture was taken at the airport of the city of Kursk. IrAero Airlines is registered in the city of Irkutsk. But it is her planes that fly from Kursk to Crimea every Tuesday. Superjet 100 aircraft.

Kursk took part in the all-Russian competition "Let's give Russian airports the names of great Russians!" The Public Chamber of the Kursk Region approved a list of ten names of famous compatriots, which included composer Georgy Sviridov, artists Alexander Deineka and Kazimir Malevich, writer Arkady Gaidar, Rev. actor Mikhail Schepkin. Today the Kursk Regional Duma will hear the question of naming the Kursk airport.

The tradition of naming airports after famous people originated in the United States. Almost half of American airports bear someone's name: New Orleans airport - Louis Armstrong, New York - John F. Kennedy, Washington - Ronald Reagan ... This practice has taken root in Europe. In Italy, you can study the history and culture of the country by the names of the airports. Rome airport is named after Leonardo da Vinci, Bologna airport - the inventor of radio Guglielmo Marconi, Parma airport - Giuseppe Verdi, Rimini airport - Federico Fellini, Genoese airport is named after Christopher Columbus. There are named airports in most European countries, Asia, Africa and Latin America.