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Russian youths participate in wearing “Batik” on National Batik Day

Some Russian youths took part in wearing batik on National Batik Day (2/10). The National Batik Day is commemorated not only in Indonesia, but also in many countries in the world./ As reported by Antara London on Saturday (3/10),  First Secretary of the Information and Socio-Cultural Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow, Enjay Diana stated that they are the young generation of Russia, as friends of Indonesia or (Indonesianist)  who admire Indonesian culture. On the National Batik Day, the Indonesianists held an event by walking around Moscow City by  wearing batik.  They visited the VDNH park or the All-Russian Exhibition Center. Maria Yarovitskaya, a member of the Kirana Nusantara Dance art group at the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow, led by  Elisabeth Nurnilasari , a staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow stated she and her friends gathered to make videos and took special photos in the celebration of Batik Day which is commemorated every 2nd October.

Maria Yarovitskaya affirmed that her side agreed to go to the VDNH park to take videos and pictures at several locations. She was accompanied by Ekaterina Kamilova, an alumni of the Indonesian Cultural Arts Scholarship (BSBI) program of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Gamelan Dadali art studio of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow led by Tri's  Koyo, staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow, Aleksandr Berezkin and Daniil Gribanov who are also members of the Gamelan Dadali./ All of them wore batik with various patterns. Ad Interim Business Authority who is also Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Russia and Belarus, Azis Nurwahyudi stated that batik is increasingly known in Russia. He also emphasized that the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow always promotes batik in various events, including festivals.