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The World Begins with a Mother

Omsk, House of Friendship
Full Story: 54 photosQuick Impression: 27 photos
Today, all poems and songs are dedicated to mothers
The concert opens with a lullaby sung by all project participants
Anastasia Zaitseva was raised in Russian cultural traditions
Valentina Taranova’s costume features Chuvash national ornamentation
Valentina Shevchenko represents Belarusian culture
Yulia Vinokurova performs a verse in Ukrainian
On stage — the “Caprice” ensemble from the “Amursky” Center of Creativity
Smiles, synchronization, and elegant dresses — what more does the audience need?
The program continues with the “Slavic Wreath” ensemble from OmCC&A
The choreographic baton passes to the “Dream” ensemble from the City Center of Creativity
Yulia Vinokurova sings the Ukrainian folk song “Oh, the Hoop Burst”
The theme continues with the already familiar “Siberian Patterns” dance ensemble
The vocal ensemble “Rozine” from the House of Friendship sings the song “Danke” in German
The “Dream” ensemble helps complete the immersion in German culture
The folklore ensemble “Umyrzaya” performs the Tatar song “Gel Berge”
The women’s choreography is graceful and flowing
“Nostalgia” sounds in Armenian
The “Youth” ensemble from OmCC&A fully embraces the culture of the Transcaucasus region
This is their way of supporting Asylbek Aitymov as he performs “A Song About Mom”
Of course, this is a Kazakh dance — theatrical and multi‑layered
The “Azhar” collective is back on stage — that means the finale is near
“Smile Brighter” — the closing song dedicated to mothers is performed by the “Caprice” ensemble
All the day’s heroines return to the stage: Saltanat Kinchibaeva (Kazakh culture)
Meet Marina Prib, a bearer of German cultural traditions
Feruza Adasheva represents the culture of the Uzbek people within the project
Natalia Stepanova, Director of the House of Friendship, sums up the creative marathon
In this way, Omsk women of different nationalities showcased their unity in love for tradition

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