On July 7, 2012, IV International Festival of Slavonic culture “Slavonic Light” was held in the Republic of Estonia (Town Yohvi), at which St.Petersburg acted as the guest of honour.
On July 7, 2012, IV International Festival of Slavonic culture “Slavonic Light” was held in the Republic of Estonia (Town Yohvi), at which St.Petersburg acted as the guest of honour.
Famous Petersburg actors – Yuriy Okhochinskiy, Lyudmila Senchina and others – performed before the compatriots living in the south-eastern region of Estonia - Ida-Virumaa County. Choral, orchestral, dance groups, as well as the master of crafts represented Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and other countries at several stages simultaneously. The annual visitation of the festival is about 5000 people.
The festival was organized by ID “InfoRing” with the assistance of the Russian Embassy in Estonia and St.Petersburg Administration.
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A.V.Prohorenko, Member of St.Petersburg Government, Chairman of St.Petersburg Committee for External Relations, addressed the participants of the festival “Slavonic Light”:
Such events meet the most important cultural and spiritual challenge to consolidate the Russian world, to maintain ethnic and cultural identity of our compatriots. St.Petersburg has a special historical mission to unite the Russian world, the development of Russian culture. Northern Capital pays great attention to the expansion of cooperation with compatriots abroad, particularly in Estonia, in the framework of the Program of St.Petersburg Government “Compatriots”. Representatives of the Russian-speaking community in Estonia are actively involved in activities on a wide range of areas: education, culture, youth policy, social support, research and information exchange. I am sure that the relationship of Russian compatriots in Estonia and St.Petersburg will continue to grow incrementally, helping to strengthen the ties with their historical homeland.
Website of the Program of St.Petersburg Government “Compatriots”- www.spbrumir.ru