Tyre – The Russian community in Lebanon marked “International Russian Day” on Sunday by organizing activities in the Public Park Boulevard in Tyre, in the presence of the Head of the Union of Tyre Municipalities, Hassan Dbouq, and the official of the Russian Cultural Center, Mira Younes, alongside heads of the Russian cultural centers in Lebanon and a number of Russian community members residing in Lebanon. The event included several sports games and Russian folkloric dances, where the attendees were dressed in Russian folkloric attires. A number of Russian boys and girls also performed Russian songs and music and a play based on Russian reality and planted a tree in the public park. The event also included a tour of the historical ruins of Tyre. Both Younis and Dbouq gave brief words that focused on the significance of the occasion and the organized activities.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon