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The President of the Republic had a meeting with Fenno-Ugric students
26.04.2001

President Lennart Meri and the Fenno-Ugric students studying in Estonian universities

Today, on the day of the Mari hero, President Lennart Meri received at Kadriorg the representatives of the Fenno-Ugric students studying in Estonian universities.

Students of the Tallinn Pedagogical University Aleksei Aleksejev and Natalja Konstantinova, student of the Tallinn Technical University Vitali Rybakov and students Loudmilla Talejeva, Kirill Istomin, Maia Tserashova, Anastassia Trifonova and Dmitri Denissov from the University of Tartu participated in the meeting.

Aleksei Aleksejev delivered to the President of the Republic as a gift a copy of the film "Wedding of the Mari People" that has achieved recognition. President Meri reminisced about his research trips to the Fenno-Ugric areas.

President invited the guests to the tea-table. They talked about the tasks of the Fenno-Ugric students and intellectuals in standing up for their peoples and languages and sang the songs of Fenno-Ugric peoples.Aleksei Aleksejev delivered to the President of the Republic as a gift a copy of the film

The Day of the Mari Hero (Mari Taleshke Ketshe) is dedicated to the Mari chief Boltush, who was killed in spring 1556 when defending the freedom of the Mari people.



Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, April 26, 2001

 

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