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On June 23, students of the Minsk Radio Engineering College attended the presentation “Club of Friends of Russia” held at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.

As part of the event, Oleg Romanov, head of the White Rus' party, accepted the symbol (festival baton) of the international cultural marathon, which takes place annually in different countries of Eurasia, starting in 2014. This year the marathon is being held under the name “SCO Plus” and will cross the borders of the Eurasian continent for the first time.

The symbol of the marathon – the festival baton – has already visited many countries. It is made at the Roscosmos corporation from valuable wood and high-quality metal, which is guaranteed for a thousand years. The rod contains a capsule containing a piece of ancient wood from the Urals.

In addition, at the event, vouchers to the Artek International Children's Center were awarded to several children from Belarus. The initiative to create the “Club of Friends of Russia” belongs to the United Russia party, supported by other parties of the Russian parliament. Employees of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rossotrudnichestvo and various public organizations were involved in the implementation of the idea. On the club’s online platform rufriend.online , which will open on August 1, it will be possible to find information about the marathon and communicate with like-minded people in Russian, and then versions will appear in other official UN languages. Offline events are also promised in different countries and at different