Two Russian compatriots living in India became participants in a humanitarian mission to the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics. The expedition took place in the autumn of this year, and volunteers from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk and India took part in it.
Larisa Rai is an opera singer, graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. In India - 26 years.
Ekaterina Sagatova is a doctor by training and enjoys music.
“Since 2014, Katya and I have been praying for such a trip to take place,” says Larisa Rai.
With the blessing of their Indian families, the women set off on their journey; their husbands paid for the increased price of air tickets “without question.” They took gifts to the residents of Donbass: the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC), led by Elena Barman, collected clothes for children, souvenirs, medicines, and blankets.
The mission’s path first ran through the Russian Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, then through Lugansk, Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka and other settlements of the LPR and DPR. In Lugansk, one day they gave three concerts at once - at a nursing home, at a machine-building plant and at the Lutugino boarding school. They sang war songs and performed Indian dances.
– There is an indescribable state of upliftment and internal readiness there. State of truth, crunch of spirit! Bells are ringing throughout the Universe!
“We were approaching the front line and heard cannonade,” says Larisa. “We brought Indian tabla drums, so their sound scared the children at first. But then they started trying to play. And the children themselves know a lot about India and girls love to dress in sari.
#Donbass #India #compatriots #charity
Larisa Rai is an opera singer, graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. In India - 26 years.
Ekaterina Sagatova is a doctor by training and enjoys music.
“Since 2014, Katya and I have been praying for such a trip to take place,” says Larisa Rai.
With the blessing of their Indian families, the women set off on their journey; their husbands paid for the increased price of air tickets “without question.” They took gifts to the residents of Donbass: the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC), led by Elena Barman, collected clothes for children, souvenirs, medicines, and blankets.
The mission’s path first ran through the Russian Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, then through Lugansk, Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka and other settlements of the LPR and DPR. In Lugansk, one day they gave three concerts at once - at a nursing home, at a machine-building plant and at the Lutugino boarding school. They sang war songs and performed Indian dances.
– There is an indescribable state of upliftment and internal readiness there. State of truth, crunch of spirit! Bells are ringing throughout the Universe!
“We were approaching the front line and heard cannonade,” says Larisa. “We brought Indian tabla drums, so their sound scared the children at first. But then they started trying to play. And the children themselves know a lot about India and girls love to dress in sari.
#Donbass #India #compatriots #charity