Smolensk students spoke about the project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" at Vitebsk state medical University

The first student presentation of the international project on the development of youth cultural tourism "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" was held in Vitebsk state medical University on March 28, 2019.

Partners in the organization of the event was the Smolensk state medical University, Vitebsk state medical University and the General Directorate of ideological work, culture and youth Affairs of the Vitebsk oblast Executive Committee.

In the meeting of Smolensk and Vitebsk students took part the head of the project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia", head of Department of the Smolensk diocese for Church-state relations with society and the media, the rector of the parish of the Holy new Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church Archpriest Valery Ryabokon, head of the Youth Department of the Vitebsk diocese, Archpriest Alexander Kovalev, chief specialist of the Department of youth Affairs, religions and nationalities Main Department of ideological work, culture and youth Affairs Vitebsk regional Executive Committee, Sergey Fadeenkov, Vice-rector for educational and ideological work of Vitebsk state medical University Olga A. Syrodoev, Chairman of the Union of students of Vitebsk state medical University Alexander M. Myasoedov, the curators of the project and faculty of VSMU.

Participants in the meeting were more than 50 students from Smolensk and Vitebsk.

Prepared and conducted project presentations students of the Smolensk state medical University under the guidance of the relevant supervisor, methodologist of the Department on educational and social work in NSMU Anna Nikolaevna Alferova. The work also involved the students of the Seminary in Smolensk, Smolensk state Institute of arts, branch of "national research UNIVERSITY "MPEI" in Smolensk, Smolensk state University.

The moderator of the meeting was made by Evgeniy Khramtsov. About different directions of work on the project, personal experience of participation in the project, said Anastasia Bavrina, Alain Cusimano, Sophia, Karalevich. Daniel and Konstantin Savenkov Kramerov told about the project site.

The highlight of the meeting was the demonstration of the presentation video of Smolensk, in the development of the script and the filming of which was attended by all the students from the project team. Sofia Pusenkova told about how dynamic and fun the filming process and provided backstage for the presentation video, prepared by the author of all the video footage of the project Denis Artemenko.

Nikita Kazulin told about the preparation of tourism case of Vitebsk and Vitebsk residents were asked questions about their hometown.

Chairman of trade Union Committee of VSMU students of the Alexander Myasoedov told about the tourist and local history work being done in the vgma and expressed confidence that one of the new directions of this work will be the cooperation in the framework of the project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia".

The meeting ended with a tea party, during which the students are already informally continued communication, and the curators of the project and representatives of partner organizations discussed the further cooperation, including the issues of organizing large-scale inter-University project presentation and outcome during a pilot tour on the route "Pearl necklace" in the fall of 2019.

The project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" is supported by the Presidential grants.