Penza, 12 June 2015. PenzaNews. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has congratulated the acting governor of the Penza region Ivan Belozertsev with Russia Day on Friday, June 12.

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“This day calls back to our origins, the great patriotic and civil values, and the importance of serving one’s Fatherland – the ideas that have kept the nations of our country together for centuries and are passed from generation to generation,” says the telegram written by the head of the state.

The President also wrote that the Russian people must carefully preserve the ever-present connection of generations, honor the traditions and heed the word of their predecessors, love the Motherland and work hard for its prosperity and improvement.

“I wish you success and all good you need,” it concludes.