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Presidential Executive Office2018
Events

Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre

Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the children’s centre’s work, met with Artek kids and took part in a ceremony opening the seventh shift dedicated to Samantha Smith.

June 24, 2017
16:20
Gurzuf, Crimea
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak (center) and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak (left) and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak (left) and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov.
With participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
With participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre. With Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak.
Visit to Artek International Children’s Centre.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s Smile.
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol of international children’s diplomacy.
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol of international children’s diplomacy.
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol of international children’s diplomacy.
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol of international children’s diplomacy.

The President was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets Golodets Olga Golodets OlgaDeputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation , Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko Fursenko Andrei Fursenko AndreiAide to the President and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov Aksyonov Sergei Aksyonov SergeiGovernor of the Republic of Crimea . The Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak informed the President about the plans for the camp’s development.

Vladimir Putin viewed the models of the compound where all the current facilities are represented as well as the new ones to be built in 2017–2018 and later. Mr Putin was also shown a gym, a canteen, a folk craft classroom and a dormitory.

The Artek International Children’s Centre is the world’s largest children’s facility in terms of the annual number of attending children and consists of nine reconstructed camps. The President saw the results of the Centre’s infrastructure modernisation ongoing since 2014, as well as the works on the construction of the tenth camp called Solnechny (Sunny).

During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol of international children’s diplomacy. The President also had a chat with the participants of the seventh shift.

See also

Speech at the opening ceremony for the seventh shift at the Artek International Children’s Centre
June 24, 2017

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Publication date: June 24, 2017, 16:20

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