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An art exhibition titled “Necklace of Equator” was officially opened on Monday (3 February 2020) by the Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva and the Acting Director General for American and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Teuku Faizasyah, at the National Gallery, Jakarta. The exhibition of the collection of paintings by Russian artists was made to commemorate the 70^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federation of Russia and the Republic of Indonesia. Ambassador Vorobieva said she had another name for the collection, calling it “Indonesia, My Love” for she believed that it truly represents what Russians feel about Indonesia.

“How successfully and dynamically the Russian Indonesian ties have been developing during those seven decades. How close our people have become. Mutual trust and sincere friendship are the basic principles that bring us together, help to promote our bilateral cooperation and interaction and regional and international structures. I would like to add that probably Of course, “Necklace of Equator” means that Indonesia is like the jewel, of a collection of jewels, expanding along the equator. I also like to give it another name to the collection, "Indonesia my love", because when you will see the paintings you will feel the very warm feelings of love. the friendship that these paintings translate. That's how Russian people feel about Indonesian with hopes that the feeling is mutual,” she said.

The collection consists of over 50 pieces painted by Russian masters over the past 20 years. The paintings represent images and scenes that these Russian artists witnessed throughout their tour of various Indonesian islands such as Java, Bali, Lombok, and Kalimantan. This collection was curated by the non-profit, “Bureau of Creative Expeditions”, that is led by Mr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Anisimov, a member of the Russian Academy of Arts. Besides paintings, visitors will also be able to see photographs and documents from the Historical Archives of the Indonesia-Russia’sDiplomatic Relations   which are the collections of the National Archives (ANRI) and the Department of History and Documentary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The exhibition will be open from the 3^rd of February to the 17^th of February 2020. (VOI/SAYEE SHREE L.R/AHM)