Exhibition on the Russian Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in the Palais de l'Europe
An exhibition on the Republic Sakha (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation is to be held in the Palais. Council of Europe. It will be inaugurated at around noon in the hemicycle lobby, in the presence of Vyacheslav Shtyrov, President of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Giovanni Di Stasi, President of the Congress, and Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
In this framework, Vyacheslav Shtyrov will take part in the Session of the Congress' Chamber of Regions. The Republic Sakha (Yakutia) is the largest region (3 million km²) of the Russian Federation with a population of 950 000 people. Situated in the Far East of Russia, this region has a continental climate where the temperature can reach in winter -71°C.
The exhibition will be dedicated to traditional Yakut handicraft, articles made from mammoth bones and natural resources of the region – diamonds and gold.
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