Three Russian cultural centers will be opened in Papua New Guinea in December this year. It was stated by the head of the Fund named after the outstanding Russian traveler Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, his great-great-grandson Nikolay Miklukho-Maclay at a press conference in St. Petersburg. He announced exhibitions and lectures in several cities of Russia and in Papua New Guinea on the historical and modern studies of Oceania, Interfax reports.
The educational project is called Russia and Oceania (19th - 21st centuries). Expositions and lectures, as well as documents, photographs and video materials will tell about the work and discoveries of Russian scientists and travelers in Oceania, about expeditions to Papua New Guinea in recent years.
In total, the project has 25 events on the schedule that will be held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod and Leningrad regions, as well as in the two largest cities of Papua - New Guinea. According to Miklouho-Maclay, the goal of the project is to talk about the research of Russian scientists in Oceania and to eliminate the lack of information about the expeditions that took place for young scientists and anyone interested in geography, history and ethnography. Implementing the project in Papua, the organizers hope to captivate local residents with a common history and the Russian language.
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