🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 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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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 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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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 3-6, Russian Honorary Consul in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair continued his journey in the footsteps of Afanasy Nikitin in the state of Maharashtra, as part of the “Voyage@555” project.

💬 During the visit, he met with Ivan Fetisov, Consul General of Russia in Mumbai, and discussed the results of the ongoing project. Later, Ratheesh Nair visited the monument to Afanasy Nikitin in Chaul, after which he interacted with local students and spoke about the importance of his initiative.

🏙 The route passed through Junnar, Dabhol and Ratnagiri — places in Maharashtra mentioned in the book “The Journey Beyond the Three Seas” by Afanasy Nikitin.

🟣The project is supported by Rossotrudnichestvo, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Geographical Society, Russian Embassy in India and “Russkiy Mir” Foundation.

🟣Sponsored by Rosatom.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 6-8, as part of the "Voyage@555" project dedicated to Afanasy Nikitin's "A Journey Beyond the Three Seas", Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair visited the Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka.

💬 During the visit, he had meetings with the Vice Chancellor of the University of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, Prof Haribandi Lakshmi, deans of several faculties of the university, teachers of the Russian language and students. Prof Lakshmi expressed willingness to launch a free online Russian language course for the general public of Hyderabad, which will be organized jointly with the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. The parties also discussed cooperation in teaching Telugu at the St Petersburg State University.

🏙 The route passed through historical locations mentioned in the book of the ancient Russian merchant — Golconda, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur and Hampi (the cite of the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire).

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

🟣Sponsored by Rosatom & Sber.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 12-13, Ratheesh Nair, Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum, visited Kozhikode, as part of the "Voyage@555" project.

📚 Ratheesh Nair had a meeting with the management of AFRC Book House, which has a large collection of books in the Russian language. Following the talks, a memorandum was signed to establish a center of Russian culture.

🏛 During the conversation with Mayor of the city Dr Beena Philip, it was decided to install a bust of Afanasy Nikitin in the street named after the Russian traveller.

💼 In conjunction with the trip's mission to promote economic ties, a trade conference was organized in Kozhikode to highlight business opportunities in Russia. It was attended by representatives of business community and Russian banks.

🤝 The project was organized with the support of the Russian Embassy in India, Russian Foreign Ministry, Rossotrudnichestvo, "Russkiy Mir" Foundation and Russian Geographical Society.

🟣Partners are Rosatom and Sber.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 14, the final stage of Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair's "Voyage@555" project dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Afanasy Nikitin's "A Journey Beyond The Three Seas" was completed.

🔘Since September 2, retracing the route of the Russian merchant's trip, Ratheesh Nair visited more than 50 cities in Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Oman and India.

🏛 Mayor of Kozhikode, the final point of Afanasy Nikitin's journey, Beena Phillip opened the solemn evening to mark the completion of the "Voyage@555". Among speakers at the event were representatives of the local business community, educational institutions and cultural figures. During the ceremony, the Honorary Consul announced that on October 20 Trivandrum would host a separate evaluation meeting in the format of a panel discussion to summarize the outcomes of the initiative.

🕺 The evening ended with a gala concert by the Kuban folk dance ensemble "Stanitsa", which was attended by about a thousand spectators.

🟣"Voyage@555" was organized with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Embassy in India, Rossotrudnichestvo, the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation and the Russian Geographical Society.

🟣Partners — Rosatom and Sber.

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🇷🇺🌊🌊🌊🇮🇳 On October 20, Trivandrum hosted a panel discussion on the outcomes of the "Voyage@555" project of Russian Honorary Consul Ratheesh Nair that was dedicated to the 555th anniversary of Afanasy Nikitin's "A Journey Beyond The Three Seas".

📄 In total, as part of Ratheesh Nair's initiative, 11 online meetings were held between representatives of Russian and Indian universities, as a result of which two agreements on cooperation in student exchanges and business trips of teachers were signed. Free online courses in Russian language learning were organized in seven Indian states, as well as an essay competition on Russian literature and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

✍️ It was planned that from 2025 to 2027 Kerala will host Days of Russian Regions, while nine Russian regions will participate in a bilateral tourism fair in October 2025.

👥 The event was attended by the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of the State of Kerala G.R.Anil, representatives of the business community, public and political cirlces.

🟣"Voyage@555" was implemented with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Embassy in India, Rossotrudnichestvo, the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation and the Russian Geographical Society.

🟣Partners — Rosatom and Sber.

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