A photo exhibition "Russia and Nepal through the lens of Russian artists" by Nadezhda Neupokoeva (St. Petersburg) and Valeriy Garkal (Moscow) starts on 1st October 2008 in RCSC Kathmandu.

The exhibited pictures were very close to the Russian traditions of classical painting, water colour and graphics drawing. Pictures on display were taken through the lens without any computer effects.

Minister for General Administration Pamfa Bhusal inaugurated the month long photo exhibition. Speaking at the programme Minister Bhusal said the attempts of Russian artists to show their creativity in Nepal is praiseworthy. Lauding on the bilateral relationship between Nepal and Russia, she said both the countries had faced various political upheaval to restore peace and bring change in the country. “Though the countries share vast difference in economic aspects but both are rich in their historical and cultural aspects,” she said.   More >>

Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Russian Compatriots, Nepal Russia Literary Association and Suvaramva, the Musical Journey jointly organized a solo poetry recitation programme by well known Nepali poet Dr. Rajendra Bhandari on 2nd October 2008.

Well-known poet in Nepal and India Mr. Rajendra Bhandari was the chief guest of the program. At the programme poet Bhandari recited the dozens of poems penned by himself in the center's auditorium hall. Similarly various noted poets like Manjul, Shrawan Mukarung, Sailesh Singh and Geeta Tripathi also recited the poems penned by Bhandari.

Meanwhile few poems penned by renowned Russian poets Puskhin, Lermontov, Tiuthev were recited in Russian and Nepali languages and also sang few songs based on Pushkin poetry.

After the literary part of the program, the program was continued by a concert performed by few Nepalese artists.  More >>

The Director of the Rusian Centre of Scinece and Culture Dr. Vladimir Novikov with his official visited Bal Mandir at Naxal and held a goodwill meeting with the Chairperson of the Nepal Children’s Organization Rita Singh Vaidya and her colleagues and children of the Bal Mandir .

At the programme Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture presented a pair of dolls to the President of Nepal Children Organisation Rita Singh Vaidhya. A pair of dolls was sent by children of a kinder garden of Moscow as a token of friendship for the children of Bal Mandir, Kathmandu. The doll depicts the festive dresses of the folk of Moscow (end of VII Century – beginning of VIII Century).

President Vaidhya highlighting on the existing problems at NCO said that despite financial deprivation, the organisation is being running with the help of donors and INGOS.

Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Dr Vladimir V Novikov informed about the situation of Russian Orphan children and the problems and procedure in adopting Russian orphans.

Russian Centre of Science and Culture and Nepal Children Organisation, at Bal Mandir, Naxal are going to organize painting exhibition drawn by the Russian Orphans entitled “Children Draws Cosmos” near future. More >>

First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition (a team of ten women mountaineers) who scaled the Mt Everest Summit on May 25 shared their experiences and challenges prior and after scaling the summit, Thursday 23 October.

The objective of the expedition inspired the team to train, work and create opportunities in tourism industry of Nepal, they shared.

Congratulating the team, Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Dr Vladimir V Novikov said it’s really a great achievement for women to climb the top of the world. In the query of, Dr Novikov, they said they would utilize their knowledge and experience on women empowerment, environment climate change and education.

At the programme they also presented their group photo of expedition to the Director Dr Vladimir V Novikov. Dr Novikov assured them to communicate with the Russian Mountaineering Association in Moscow for the promotion of mountain tourism in Nepal and exchange of their visits.

Russian photo artiest ‘Nadezhda’ invited them to Russia to participate in the adventure of Youth Mountain Association of Russia.

The programme was followed by the presentation of slide show by them. More >>

Minister for foreign affairs Upendra Yadav said that United Nations must continue to play a central role not in the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of social-economic development but also in the general conduct of international relations by making more representative, reflective, transparent, effective and efficient.

“Nepal’s continued and dedicated participation in the UN peacekeeping efforts is a clear reflection of the unflinching commitment to the objectives and ideals of the United Nations” Yadav stated. In a talk with the Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Dr Vladimir V Novikov, Minister Yadav said for the consolidation of the relation between Russian and Nepal as it was with then Soviet Union.

Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Dr Vladimir V Novikov shedding the light on the history and objectives of UN said, the existing mechanism of UN should not be changed.

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident, Robert Piper said the Nepal can revive UN through its historical peace achievement. More >>>