Nikolayev regional public organization Russian national community “Rusich”

Nikolayev regional public organization Russian national community Rusich (RNC Rusich) was created and registered as the legal entity in October, 2001.

Victorious George who tramples a snake is on the emblem of RNC. It is very symbolic: kindness, valor, purity, courage, beauty and love exterminate the evil.

The territory of RNC “Rusich” activity - Nikolayev region.

Location - Nikolayev.

RNC “Rusich” enters into regional council of national communities of Nikolayev region, successfully cooperates with other national communities of the region during carrying out of state holidays, festivals and exhibitions (Rusichi take an active part in the regional festival “Friendship of people” and Slavic cultures’ festival which are carried out in autumn and in May of each year). A significant event of spring 2006 was the Mother’s Day conducted together with other national communities of the city.

Nearby 200 persons are in its structure today. In the long term (by 2010) it is planned to create a well-defined structure of interaction between single regional Russian communities, also at a level of a single settlement or a city of Nikolayev region for joint participation in actions on preservation and development of the original creative reserve of local population in the best national traditions of Russian culture.

Main goals of the organization:

• Popularization of history, cultures, traditions of Russian people (so, in May, 2005 Rusichi of Nikolayev region take an active part in the national cuisine’s Day with the invitation of the World War II veterans);
• Assistance in consolidation of all moral, spiritual and physical human resources of Russian and Russian-speaking population of Nikolayev region for the sake of preservation and protection of its interests.

The main task of the community is assistance in preservation and distribution of traditions and achievements of Russian culture in the Northern Black Sea Coast, to its stable further development and distribution, including revival of Russian folk customs and ceremonies, national traditions by carrying out of different cultural and sports actions.