Newlyweds were congratulated directly from space at the RUSSIA EXPO
A wedding
of the Samara region residents took place at the RUSSIA EXPO. During the event
the newlyweds Kirill Kazakov and Ekaterina Mishkina were addressed by Hero of
the Russian Federation, commander of the cosmonaut squad Oleg Kononenko via
video link from the ISS. The ceremony was also attended by pilot-cosmonauts,
Heroes of Russia Elena Serova and Oleg Artemyev and other honorary guests.
The groom
is also connected with space. He works at the Progress Rocket and Space Center.
As for Oleg Kononenko, considerable part of his career is connected with the
Samara region.
"Thank
you all for sharing the joy of this wonderful day with us! We wanted to spend
this day in a special way. And here we are. Being at the International RUSSIA
EXPO is just a cosmos of feelings and emotions! I am proud to work in the space
industry, because it has a great future", - said Kirill Kazakov.
The bride
Ekaterina Mishkina added that they would remember this day forever. The
newlyweds were congratulated by Deputy Director General of the ANO «Directorate
of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"» Anastasia Zvyagina.
"Ekaterina, Kirill! Thank you for sharing such an important event of your life with us. Russia is a country that unites: nations, cultures, traditions, and it unites hearts. Russia is a leading country, the first to conquer space. And you are the first from Samara to tie the knot here, at the RUSSIA EXPO, in the presence of the whole Russia! I wish you to be leaders as well, to be creative people. And as my grandmother used to say - peace, harmony and prosperity to you!" - noted Anastasia Zvyagina.
This is already the second "space" wedding on the site of the International RUSSIA EXPO. On November 10, a couple from the Amur region sealed their union here - the newlyweds met while working at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
From 27 to 29 April, the National Centre RUSSIA will host the II Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth".
