Play Soccer for Peace Wins Russian Award

August 2, 2012

Lake Seliger, Russia - UPF's Play Football for Peace organizers were awarded a grant from Russia's National Prospects Foundation and met President Vladimir Putin during the annual Seliger Forum August 1 and 2.

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Day of Friendship Observed in Russia

July 27, 2012

Ryazan, Russia - The Ryazan Regional Children’s Library hosted a celebration of the International Day of Friendship, July 27 for adults and children representing different nationalities and faiths. The children made drawings on the theme of friendship, which were displayed at the library, and enjoyed music, dancing, and poetry.

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Lake Baikal Project 2012 Builds New Partnerships

July 22, 2012

Slyudyanka, Russia - The third annual Baikal Volunteer Forum, July 9-22, 2012, brought together 32 people from throughout Russia to make improvements along its southwestern coast and promote ecological awareness, tourism, and preservation of its ecosystem.

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UN Mandela Day Honored in Moscow

July 18, 2012

Moscow, Russia - UPF participated in a round-table forum on Nelson Mandela Day, July 18, 2012, at the State Library of Russia.

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K. Krylov: Briefings in the US about UPF's Work in Eurasia

July 13, 2012

The countries of the Eurasian region have a common communist past. However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, each has its unique culture and present way of development.

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Parnu Summer Cup Celebrates 10th Year of Football for Peace

July 1, 2012

Parnu, Estonia - The tenth International Youth Football Tournament, June 28 – July 1, drew a great number of sports teams from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, and Belarus to compete and make new friends under the theme "Play Football for Peace."

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Washington DC Forum: Russia's Role in Stability in Eurasia and the Far East

June 28, 2012

Washington, DC, USA - Scholars and diplomats at a June 28, 2012 forum on “Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Russia’s Role in Stability in Eurasia and the Far East” addressed prospects for stability in Eurasia and Northeast Asia.

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Promoting Peace Initiatives During City Day in Novosibirsk

June 24, 2012

Novosibirsk, Russia - Universal Peace Federation volunteers participated in the celebration of the 119th anniversary of the founding of Novosibirsk on June 24 and helped promote the International Day of Peace, September 21.

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Korean War Veterans Meet at Museum Near Moscow

June 23, 2012

Balashikha, Russia - UPF-Russia organized a meeting of Young Ambassadors for Peace, journalists, and Korean War Veterans on June 23, 2012, marking the 62nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.

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City Helps Village Project Continues in Urals

June 15, 2012

Pokrovskoye, Russia - A program for children in the village of Pokrovskoye June 13-15, 2012, included talks about moral values, interactive communication, games, sports contests, good deeds, analysis and self-analysis, singing songs and staging skits.

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Baltic Dialogue Continues in St. Petersburg

June 13, 2012

St. Petersburg, Russia - Ambassadors for Peace in North-west Russia met in St. Petersburg on June 13. Konstantin Krylov, Secretary General of UPF-Russia, reported about events in Eurasian chapters within the past three months.

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Launching a Moscow-Minsk Super-Marathon Against Drug Abuse

June 11, 2012

Moscow, Russia - Starting at the "zero” kilometer in Red Square in Moscow, the track-and-field super-marathon for youth entitled “Children against Drugs – I Choose Sports!” was launched on June 11. By the time the race ends on June 23 in Minsk, Belarus, it is hoped that participants will be planning more ways to create a culture of peace by means of sports.

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Play Football Make Peace in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region

June 10, 2012

Artyomovsk, Russia - A friendly football match on the theme “Play Football Make Peace” was initiated by UPF-Urals in Artyomovsk, Sverdlovsk region on June 10. Among the participants were teenagers of three teams: the sports club “Patriot” from Artyomovsk; the field sports club “Olympus” from Mostovskoye village; and a team from Pokrovskoye village.

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On UN Day of Children's Protection Russians Make 'Flowers of Peace' for Georgian Children

June 5, 2012

Perm, Russia - In commemoration of the International Day of Children’s Protection, June 5, 2012, Russian children made flowers and wrote letters for orphans in Georgia.

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Running for Peace in Yekaterinburg

May 27, 2012

Yekaterinburg, Russia - A city amateur half-marathon on the theme “I choose life” took place in Yekaterinburg on May 27. It was organized and carried out by Young Ambassadors for Peace Ralif Galiyev, Tatyana Turchaninova, and Evgeny Skvortsov. There were 48 runners and about 80 participants.

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Africa Day Commemorated in Moscow and Novosibirsk

May 26, 2012

In commemoration of Africa Day, UPF-Russia organized a friendly football match in Mosocow and a forum and party in Novosibirsk.

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Day of Families Observed throughout Russia

May 15, 2012

UPF-Russia organized a variety of programs in 11 cities throughout the federation on the International Day of Families, including forums, round-table discussions, artistic and cultural activities, visits to veterans, and a beauty pageant.

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UPF Joins Russia's Spring Week of Goodness

April 29, 2012

During Russia's annual "Spring Week of Goodness," April 21-23, 2012, UPF volunteers and Youth Ambassadors for Peace carried out about 100 projects in several cities.

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Youth Clean up at Russia's Mount Livadia

April 22, 2012

Vladivostok, Russia - Volunteers with UPF and the Patriots of Primorye youth movement removed 30 bags of trash from the popular tourist destination Mount Livadia April 21-22, 2012.

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'Run Hour' Promotes the Spring Week of Goodness

April 22, 2012

A series of “Run Hour” events took place in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, and other cities of Russia on April 22 promoting the Spring Week of Goodness.

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