The ceremonial lighting of the lights on the Christmas tree of the Russian House took place in Berlin.

A solemn lighting ceremony took place in Berlin on the Russian House Christmas tree with the participation of the official Russian Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug. The footage is published by Izvestia on December 9.

A live fir tree decorated with a garland was installed next to the building. The event took place in snowy weather, and, as can be seen in the footage, passers-by were happy to take pictures at the festive tree.

Russian Russian houses also decorated a live Christmas tree with a silver rain, and literature in Russian was placed on the bookshelves.

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Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug visited key places in Rome on December 7. Russian Russian House organized the visit to congratulate both compatriots and Italians who are interested in Russian culture. As part of the event, the actors of the Natalia Sats Moscow State Academic Children's Musical Theater performed the play "Morozko", as it happened in 2024.

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