With Gold gondola to the heights of heaven with Russian cosmonauts

Today, the Gold Gondola hosted the Russian cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and his colleague Anastasia Stepanova, as well as Alyona Kuzmenko, the president of the humanitarian organization "Unity" and her associates. Sergei Kud-Sverchkov spent 185 days on the International Space Station, that he returned from on April 17^th. Serbia is the first country he visits after his stay in space. Anastasia Stepanova is a researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who is actively preparing for the trip to Mars.

This, the first visit of an active Russian cosmonaut to Serbia after 52 years, was organized by the Post of Serbia in order to fulfill the wish of children suffering from cancer. Children from Serbia are organized by the Foundation "Together for Youth - Prof. Dr. Danica Grujicic ", as the authors of 34 works of art, participated in the international program of the State Corporation of the Russian Federation for Space Activities" Roscosmos "and the Russian humanitarian organization "Unity " which provides psychological support to cancer patients. Their dreams, transformed into a space suit, were taken to the International Space Station by Russian cosmonauts.

During the gondola ride, the guests from Russia mostly commented on the beauties of Zlatibor's landscapes, and they were impressed by the length of the route, as well as the hospitality and warmth with which they were welcomed and sent off everywhere in Serbia, especially on Zlatibor.

They unanimously expressed their desire to come again during the winter and enjoy skiing and the magical winter ambience.