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).
Conference of Russian Compatriots SORUMEX held in Mexico City
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14.10.2017
12th Topical Country Conference of the Coordinating Council and Association of Russian compatriots in Mexico - SORUMEX was held in Mexico City, according to the website of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Compatriots living abroad.
Preparation went as planned, however the plenary session in the Russian Embassy was conducted in an urgent order due to the strongest earthquake. However, its participants decided to arrange the forum at scheduled dates and sent a note to Russian Ambassador to Mexico and Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in Mexico City.
Delegates from fifteen cities of Mexico gathered at the conference. Considering the tragedy of the Mexican population, organizers of the conference paid special attention to rendering manageable aid to the victims by our compatriots. SORUMEX has made a unanimous decision to provide aid to citizens of the most damaged districts. It was also decided to establish Independent Volunteering Foundation of Compatriots living in Mexico.
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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.