Chief Scout of Australia Mikhail Shakhmatov was born in China and grew up in Australia. However, over the years he has strived to maintain a connection with Russia. He joined the Russian Scouts of Australia when he was 11 or 12 years old. After a year or so, he was appointed a squad leader. Half a century later Mikhail Shakhmatov became the leader of the Australian branch of the National Organization of Russian Scouts (NORS).
Last defender of Brest Fortress dies at age of 96 in Israel
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24.08.2016
A WW II veteran and the last defender of the Brest Fortress Boris Faershtein, 96, who lived in Ashdod died in Israel, reports «Lenta.ru». The Brest Fortress was attacked by German troops on 22 June 1941, on the first day of the Great Patriotic War. The defence of the fortress lasted till late August. Boris Faershtein was 21 and he served at fort 5 of the Brest Fortress. He got a contused wound during the step-back the Soviet Army performed. Later, he was taken captive. He managed to survive thanks to the fact that he could speak Tatar and said he was a Crimean Tatarian. It helped him to escape the so called “selection”.
The veteran was rescued from the captivity shortly before the victory. After the WW II, Boris Faershtein worked as a teacher at a school of one of the small towns of northern Crimea. In 1990s, he repatriated to Israel. Boris Faershtein was an active member of the local veteran organization the final days of his life.
As it was reported by Russkiy Mir website, two participants of the attack on the Reichstag building passed away in late 2015.
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Chief Scout of Australia Mikhail Shakhmatov was born in China and grew up in Australia. However, over the years he has strived to maintain a connection with Russia. He joined the Russian Scouts of Australia when he was 11 or 12 years old. After a year or so, he was appointed a squad leader. Half a century later Mikhail Shakhmatov became the leader of the Australian branch of the National Organization of Russian Scouts (NORS).
866,342 people came to Russia for studying purposes, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2022. Our regional universities actively inviting students from abroad. The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) named after Patrice Lumumba remains the leading higher education institution in the country for international students, as it was when it was founded in February 1960.