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COUNTRY:...........................RUSSIA
ROSE SOCIETY INFORMATION for 2012
OFFICIAL NAME:................Russian Association of Rosarians
Address: .....................Moscow Region, Chimky, Moskovscaya str., 14, office 349
Moscow
125445, Russia
Telephone: .................(Country Code: 7) (495)988-76-24 or (495)724-13-36 or
(495)729-13-36
Fax: ............................(Country Code: 7) (495)988-76-24 or (495)5726822
Email:.........................ukolov_aleksandr@list.ru
Website: .....................www.rusroza.ru
Contact:......................President: Alexander Ukolov
Roses appeared in Russia in the middle of the 17th century in the gardens of the Tsar
Mikhail Fedorovitch, and until the 19th century they were only grown in the gardens of the
nobility. Roses became widespread in the 20th century. First orchards that specialized in
industrial rose cultivation were established. Large collections of roses were created in the
main botanic garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow and in the Nikitskiy
botanic garden in the USSR period. New cultivars were created and technology for the
advancement of rose culture in northern regions was developed in the institutes of scientific
research. Unfortunately due to limited financing for such scientific work, the development of
new Russian cultivars fell behind much of the rest of the world. But it is our hope to now
establish rose gardens and bring the newest roses to people in Russia. In 2010 two new
cultivars of roses were created in Russia at the Botanical Garden Institute of Vladivostok –
‘Ussurochka’ and ‘Helga’. In 2011 ‘Pervaya Pozyomka’ was created.
The Russian Association of Rosarians was established under the auspices of the
World Federation of Rose Societies, led by WFRS President Gérald Meylan. Russia joined
the WFRS on May 7, 2007 and the Russian Association of Rosarians became its 37th
member. It presently has more than 300 members and approximately 10,000 people from all
over Russia receive its published material. Monthly symposiums and seminars are held and
we take part in various flower shows and design rose gardens in Moscow and the
surrounding region. Seminar topics include the advantages and disadvantages of modern
methods of rose growing, traditional varieties and novelties, proven eco-friendly methods of
insect and disease control, how to withstand climate change, pruning and winter protection.
Our aim is to assure amateur rosarians that the cultivation of roses is not complex if one
works with love.
The Russian Association of Rosarians was established as a non-commercial
organization. It has its own rose orchard and plans to hold rose competitions in the near
future. The majority of its members are enthusiastic amateur rosarians, both those who are
beginners and those who have been cultivating roses for a long time. They want to broaden
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