February 28, 2008
Source: The Buddhist Channel/Sinhalaya News Agency
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,5971,0,0,1,0
The students of Kursk State Medical University (KSMU), in Russia organized a Theravada Buddhist religious programme on the 10th of February within the university premises.
This was a first for any Russian city other than Moscow, and the event occurred in Kursk, the city with the largest Sri Lankan student population in Russia, which currently numbers 240.