«Learning From Nature»

This was the name of the stage play prepared by the student propaganda team for the population of Chuprovo, Bolshaya Puchkoma and Muftyuga villages of Udora district of Komi under Model River Mezen Project. The students’ performances in Udora district at the end of each summer season have become already a good tradition.

On August 5 the students acted in Chuprovo village and the next day they went to Bolshaya Puchkoma and Muftyuga villages. The team was in particular warmly met in Bolshaya Puchkoma village as the students had to cross Vashka River during the spring flood. The audience hall in the Community Center was almost full. The students visited Chuprovo and Muftyuga villages last year. As for Bolshaya Puchkoma village, the students visited it for the first time.

Crossing Vashka River

The team enlarges every year by the new volunteers from among the students. This year the propaganda team consisted from the Komi Republican Agroindustrial Technical School leavers Christina Ekimova and Dmitry Kazarinov, the student of Art Gymnasium of Komi Victoria Tushkanova and the student of Syktyvkar Trade School №34 Andrey Korovin. The students were assisted by Edva village Secondary School physical training teacher Natalia Politova as well as the representatives of Chuprovo village library Alexander Korovin and Zhanna Korovina.

Just landed

The propaganda team showed the ecological tale, sang chastushkas (two-line or four-line folk verse on a topical or lyrical theme) and songs. The students acted on behalf of the personified Udora lakes and rivers requesting to care with respect to natural resources.

Episode of the performance

«Next year we are planning another action of the propaganda team as we see the results of our work, our performances give pause for thought about nature. Especially school and preschool children appreciate our work», says the leader of the propaganda team Christina Ekimova.

If only the rivers and lakes could speak…