Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the children’s centre’s work, met
with Artek kids and took part in a ceremony opening
the seventh shift dedicated to Samantha Smith.
June 24, 2017
16:20
Gurzuf, Crimea
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Meeting with participants of the seventh shift called Samantha’s
Smile.
The President was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov. The Centre’s director Andrei Kasprzhak informed the President
about the plans for the camp’s development.
Vladimir Putin viewed the models of the compound where all
the current facilities are represented as well as the new
ones to be built in 2017–2018 and later. Mr Putin was also shown
a gym, a canteen, a folk craft classroom
and a dormitory.
The Artek International Children’s Centre is the world’s largest
children’s facility in terms of the annual number
of attending children and consists of nine reconstructed camps.
The President saw the results of the Centre’s
infrastructure modernisation ongoing since 2014, as well
as the works on the construction of the tenth
camp called Solnechny (Sunny).
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening
ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated
to Samantha Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR
as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol
of international children’s diplomacy. The President also had
a chat with the participants of the seventh shift.
June 24, 2017
16:10
Gurzuf, Crimea
During his visit to Artek Mr Putin took part in the opening
ceremony for the seventh shift of 2017 dedicated to Samantha
Smith, an American schoolgirl who visited the USSR
as a Goodwill Ambassador and became a symbol
of international children’s diplomacy.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Hello, everyone,
Welcome to the new seventh shift at Artek.
You already know that Artek was set up back in 1925. It was created
as an international camp not only for children from all
the republics of the former Soviet Union but also from other
countries. A short while ago Artek went through a hard period but now
it is being revived, revived as an international camp.
The very best of young people used to come here, both from
our country and from abroad. I know that here you will learn
the most important thing in life – how to foster
friendships. And I encourage you to follow that path. Whatever
place your peers have come from, you should always remember that they are your
friends.
Artek has much to offer. It teaches you to live, it teaches you
to acquire new knowledge. And I very much hope that this
knowledge, these skills, the high honour of being an Artek kid,
and the friendships you will start here will accompany you throughout
your lives.
Welcome!
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