UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER

UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER o f  t h e  R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples' Friendship. Established in 1999 in the village Zolotonoshka of Sterlitamaksky district of the RB in order to revive and safeguard the cultural and historical heritage, crafts, rites, and folklore of the Ukrainians. With the assistance of the center, the study of the Ukrainian language was introduced in secondary schools. The center holds events dedicated to the days of Slavic writing and culture, memory of Taras Shevchenko, Christmas, Maslenitsa, Ivan Kupala holiday, and other holidays. Participates in the regional festival “Berdemlek‑Sodruzhestvo”, “Heart of Eurasia”, youth festival-competition “Chervona Kalina”, etc.