🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 Ratheesh Nair, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum (Kerala), continued his journey along Afanasy Nikitin's route, commemorating the 555th anniversary of the famous “Journey Beyond Three Seas".

⛪️ On September 3, Ratheesh Nair arrived in Kalyazin, where he visited the monastery mentioned in Afanasy Nikitin's book.

🟣 Next, Ratheesh Nair headed to Uglich, where he met with the city's mayor, Anatoliy Kuritsyn. The parties agreed to organize "Uglich Days" in Trivandrum in 2025.

🟣 On September 4, the Honorary Consul met with Vice-Governor Andrey Kolyadin in Yaroslavl, during which the parties agreed on Yaroslavl's participation in the Indian tourism fair, cooperation between planetariums in Yaroslavl and Kerala and joint projects between Russian and Indian schools.

🟣 The Honorary Consul also met with Yaroslavl Mayor Artem Molchanov: it was decided to hold an online call with the mayor of Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) next week to establish cooperation.

🟣 In addition, Ratheesh Nair held meetings with the rectors of three local universities, and a Russian-Indian business online session.

🗺 The Head of the Russian House in Trivandrum will visit four more countries after Russia. His route, like 555 years ago, will lie from Tver to Astrakhan along the Volga river, then by car to Derbent, from there to 🇦🇿Azerbaijan, then to 🇮🇷 Iran, from there by plane to 🇴🇲 Oman, and then to 🇮🇳 India.

This project is organized by #Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (#MFA), the #RusskiyMirFoundation, and the Russian Geographical Society (#RGS, #RGO), with #Rosatom and #Sber as partners.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 7, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair visited Nizhny Novgorod as part of his "Voyage@555" project.

🤝 In Nizhny Novgorod, he held a number of meetings with representatives of regional authorities, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and universities. During the talks, agreements were reached on developing cooperation in trade, tourism and education between the city and the Indian states.

🟣Ratheesh Nair also took part in the opening of the youth wing of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Russian Geographical Society.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 9, as part of the "Voyage@555" project, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair visited Kazan.

🤝 In addition to meetings with representatives of local authorities and businesses, he took part in a round table themed "The language of communication of Afanasy Nikitin with the population and rulers during his journey" at the Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies of the Kazan Federal University (KFU).

🤔 The participants of the event underscored the need to promote Indology and the Hindi language at the KFU and expressed their intention to cooperate in this matter.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 11-12, Ratheesh Nair, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum, visited Astrakhan as part of his “Voyage@555” project dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Afanasy Nikitin's journey.

🤝 An online meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry with representatives of the Indian states of Kerala and Gujarat was organized.

🟣Ratheesh Nair also held meetings with the administration of the Astrakhan State University and attended the opening ceremony of the youth center of the Astrakhan branch of the Russian Geographical Society.

🖼 As part of the visit, the Museum of Local Lore hosted an exhibition of paintings and sketches by Indian artist S.Radhakrishnan dedicated to Afanasy Nikitin's book “A Journey Beyond The Three Seas”.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 13, as part of the “Voyage@555” project, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair reached the final point of his journey in Russia — Dagestan.

🤝 Over the two days, he had meetings with the leadership of the Republic, discussing plans for the development of bilateral relations.

📚 Cooperation was planned between the universities of Dagestan and India, including those with medical specialization.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 16, Ratheesh Nair, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum, visited Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 within his “Voyage@555” project dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Afanasy Nikitin's journey.

⚡️ The visit started with a meeting with Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Baku Petr Volokovykh. The role of Afanasy Nikitin's legacy in the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor was discussed.

🇷🇺 Honorary Consul also got acquainted with the Russkiy Mir (Russian World) Cabinet at the Azerbaijan University of Languages.

📆 Along the route, Ratheesh Nair is further scheduled to visit Iran 🇮🇷 and Oman 🇴🇲. His journey will last till October 12.

🟣Supported by the Rossotrudnichestvo, Russian Geographical Society (RGO), Embassy of Russia in India and the Russkiy Mir Foundation.

🟣Partners - Sber, Rosatom

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 23, the second stage of the "Voyage@555" project, dedicated to the journey of the Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair along the route of Russian merchant Afanasy Nikitin, during which he visited Azerbaijan, came to an end.

🟣During his 6-day stay in Baku, Ratheesh Nair held a number of meetings with diplomats and linguists.

🏥 Together with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences of Kerala Mohanan Kunnummal, prospects for cooperation were discussed at a meeting with representatives of the Baku branch of the First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University).

🗺 Following the route of the famous merchant of the 15th century, Ratheesh Nair visited Lerik, Lankaran and Shamakhi, where he talked with local historians.

🟣The trip is organized with the support of the Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian Embassy in India and the Russkiy Mir Foundation.

🟣Partners — Sber, Rosatom.

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🇷🇺 🌊🌊🌊 🇮🇳 Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair has arrived in Iran as part of the "Voyage@555" project dedicated to the journey of Russian ancient merchant Afanasy Nikitin.

🤝 He had a number of significant meetings, including separate talks with Aleksey Dedov, Russian Ambassador to Iran, and Lilia Pankina, Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, Father Varlaam, clergyman of Tehran's St Nicholas Cathedral, as well as Russian compatriots.

🗓 A separate meeting with Russian linguists in Tehran is planned.

🟣The initiative is implemented with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian MFA, the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian Embassy in India and the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation.

🟣Sponsors — Sber, Rosatom.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 As part of the Iranian leg of his project "Voyage@555" dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Afanasy Nikitin's famous "Journey Beyond the Three Seas", Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair organized an exhibition of sketches by renowned Indian artist S.Radhakrishnan along the route.

🗣️ In Tehran, Ratheesh Nair as the chief guest addressed the seminar “On the Voyage of Afanasy Nikitin” at the hall of the Asian Mayors Forum. He underscored Iran's role in BRICS and highlighted the importance of International North-South Transport Corridor in business development between India and Russia.

🇷🇺📚 The Honorary Consul also interacted with representatives of Rossostrudnichestvo, Russian language teachers and students.

🟣The initiative is being implemented with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian Embassy in India and the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation.

🟣Sponsors — Sber, Rosatom.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 23, as part of the Iranian stage of the "Voyage@555" project dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Russian merchant Afanasy Nikitin's famous "Journey Beyond the Three Seas", Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair had a meeting with students and representatives of the Russian-speaking community in Iran.

💬 He underscored the growing interest in studying the Russian language in the country and noted the important contribution of the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation centers to the popularization of Russian culture in Iran.

🏙 The journey covered the cities mentioned in Afanasy Nikitin's book, including Ray, Amol, Sari, Kashan, Isfahan, Yazd and Kerman. A visit to Sirjan and Hormuz Island is planned.

🟣The initiative is being implemented with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian Embassy in India and the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation.

🟣Sponsors — Sber and Rosatom.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On September 29, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair arrived in the capital of Oman, Muscat, having completed the Iranian stage of the expedition.

🟣The journey, which started on September 2, repeats the route of the legendary "Journey Beyound the Three Seas" by Afanasy Nikitin.

🤝 In Oman, talks were held with Dr J.Retnakumar, Global Chairman of the World Malayalee Federation, during which it was decided to launch a free online course in Russian for members of the organization, whose branches are located in more than 100 countries around the world.

🇷🇺 At a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Oman Ilya Morgunov, the initiative to conduct joint Russian-Indian events involving local diasporas of the two countries was discussed.

🏁 The Indian route started in Khambhat, Gujarat, where Afanasy Nikitin set foot half a millennium ago, and will continue along the western coast. The finish is scheduled for October 14 in Kozhikode, Kerala — a city where there is a street named after the Russian traveller.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 1, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair, as part of the “Voyage@555” project, arrived in Khambhat, a famous Indian port city of the 15th century.

🟣There, exactly 555 years ago, the Indian leg of Russian traveller and merchant Afanasy Nikitin's journey began.

🤝 Ratheesh Nair visited the Gujarat University, where he held talks with its Vice Chancellor Dr Neerja A Gupta. The prospects of opening a Russian language course at the university and a Hindi language course at the Astrakhan State University were discussed.

📝 An essay competition on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the influence of Russian writers on Gujarat authors has been announced in local universities. The best works will be published in a collection of articles prepared by the Honorary Consul.

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