The Kremlin Spruce was planted on the Vernadsky CFU campus. The spruce sapling has been grown from the seeds of the fir tree growing near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow.

“Planting a tree is a symbol of the beginning of something new. For Vernadsky CFU it is also a symbol of the unity of our university and the country, the unity of Crimea and the Motherland,” said Vladimir Kurianov, the Acting Rector of V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University.

The event was attended by the university’s staff and students. The initiative was also supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Crimea.

“We are making a contribution to the future by taking care of Russia’s ecology. It is very important that we are doing this on the Vernadsky CFU grounds where the future generations of skills and talent for our country are being nurtured,” said Artem Berezovskii, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Crimea.

Four more similar saplings are set to be planted this autumn in the University’s N.V. Bagrov Botanical Garden.

Kremlin Spruce planted at Vernadsky CFU