On 8 October, students from the International Education Institute of VSU led by Natalya Vella, Deputy Director for Extracurricular Activities, took part in the 4th qualifying round of the 11th regional festival “Multinational Voronezh”. The festival was held at the Voronezh Cultural Centre.
Students from Indonesia, Turkmenistan, and Chad presented artistic performances and exhibitions reflecting the ethnic flavour of their culture. The festival was organised by the Department of Culture of the Voronezh Region, the Voronezh Regional Centre of Folk Arts and Cinematography. The event was supported by the National Chamber under the aegis of the governor of the Voronezh Region, administrations of municipalities of the region, and the Regional Policy Department of the Government of the Voronezh Region.
“The festival took place in the framework of the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia declared in the Russian Federation. Among the main goals of the festival was to develop tolerant attitudes based on ethnic identity, unity, and equality of all nationalities, and to promote mutual respect,” said Valentin Bosenko, Deputy Head of the Department of Culture of the Voronezh Municipal Government.
