Traditional spring cleanup days are underway in Pridnestrovie. Government officials, employees of institutions, and residents of cities and villages are tidying up after the winter: cleaning up areas, improving public spaces, and planting trees.
Employees of the Presidential Administration, the Supreme Council, and the Government held the traditional cleanup day at the Bendery Fortress. Before the work began, the PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky addressed the participants, wishing them a good mood. The President recalled that the first joint cleanup day at the fortress was held by of government agencies in April 2018. The main work began in Alexander Nevsky Park today. Participants painted benches, renovated elements of the children grounds and sports areas, and planted trees.
The President with his wife Svetlana planted oak trees in the park near the Sunday school. As Vadim Krasnoselsky explained, Svetlana grew the saplings from acorns collected in Pridnestrovie. The Krasnoselskys noted that the Bendery Fortress is a symbolic place for them, which is why these saplings were planted there. The President emphasized that the Bendery Fortress is rightfully considered a tourist gem of Pridnestrovie.
The first President of the PMR Igor Smirnov, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Neagu, and Father Mikhail, rector of the Church of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, joined in the planting of the young oaks. They visited the Sunday school after completing the work. Father Mikhail explained that over 50 children attend it and noted the importance of the school for the spiritual and moral education of the younger generation. The priest thanked the President for his support in its creation and development.
The Krasnoselskys continued the work and planted plum and arborvitae saplings near the children's playground then. Speaking about the significance of cleanup days, the President emphasized that this is an important tradition that instills respect for work from childhood, and it is adults who must set a corresponding example.
