Kalimpong Photograph exhibition

Kalimpong, Nov. 6: Today, at the Town Hall in Kalimpong, a photo exhibition was held to strengthen the cultural ties between India and Russia. Organised by the Russian Cultural Centre, the exhibition displayed around 400 photographs taken by two amateur photographers named E. Zozulya and G. Zinovyev, during their travels in India and Russia.
The exhibition brought out the similarities, dissimilarities and the uniqueness of the landscape, architecture, religion and culture of both the countries. It was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of All Union Society for Cooperation with Foreign Countries.

According to the vice-consulate at the Russian Embassy in Kolkata, Kalimpong was chosen as the desired destination because the hill town shares a special bond with Russia. The wife of Russian painter Nicholas Roerich, Helena spent the last eight years of her life before her death at Crookety, a mansion at Chandraloke in Kalimpong. She was known for her philanthropy works and was believed to be captivated by the small hill town.

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