In Samara region on the Volga bank near Mastriukovaskie Lakes, for three decades, the bard song festivals have been annually held. Romantics from all over Russia and from abroad come here in the tens of thousands for some days to live in tents, to sit with friends at the campfires and to listen to there favorite songs. The most spectacular part of the festival is its final night concert.
The stage is situated on water where a raft in the form of a guitar has been constructed. And the spectators take seats directly on the grass, so that the steep Volga bank starts sparkling with thousands of pocket flashlights. Everybody joins the bards in their singing, and so this bank is called the Singing Hill.