“The Phenomenon of Budva”: Vladimir Shmelev and Elena Zelinskaya on how Pristanište began

On the Youtube channel of Gennady Chernov, head of the School of Journalism at the University of Regina (Canada), aninterview was published about Budva and how this city became the center of attraction for emigrants.

Marina Kalashnikova, Dean of the FLAS Faculty, Elena Zelinskaya, writer and friend of Pristanište, and Vladimir Shmelev, co-founder of the foundation, took part in the conversation. Among other things, they talked about the first days of Pristanište and the almost spontaneous unity in the first days of the warunleashed by Russia after Ukraine.

We recommend you to view it.

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Nevladina Fondacija Pristaniste
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Velji Vinogradi BB, Budva, Montenegro
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11081827
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ME25520042000001787916
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Hipotekarna Banka AD Podgorica
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Mon-Fri from 11:00 to 20:00. Sat from 11 to 18:30

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