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Russian Cossacks from Spain are going to make a donation to an Orthodox church located in Hungary, according to the website of the World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots. The Cossacks decided to present a new bell to the temple in the city of Tokay.
The corresponding agreement was signed in the presence of Russian diplomats and representatives of the Tokay city administration. The signatures were put by the head of the Hungarian Union for the Preservation of Hussar and Military Traditions Tibor Szekei and a member of the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots in Spain and Andorra, Ataman of the Union of Cossacks of Spain Alexander Vasilenko.
The original bell was cast at the end of the 18th century. It was considered a symbol of good-neighborliness and mutual understanding between the peoples of Russia and Hungary. The bell was decorated with images of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and King of Hungary St. Stephen I, as well as the Russian and Hungarian state emblems. The bell was lost in the middle of the 20th century.
It is planned that the new bell will be handed over to the temple next spring. The ceremony will be timed to coincide with the Days of Hungarian-Russian Friendship. Cossacks from Russia and other countries will become their participants, representatives of the hussar associations of Hungary and Poland will also come.
Russkiy Mir
