mo4ch:>‘In our genes’: Russia joins fundraising efforts to restore Notre Dame after devastating fire | Mo4ch News
The Notre Dame rebuilding effort will require plenty of money, so fundraising is gearing up in France as well as internationally to support it with hard cash. Russians will have a chance to join these efforts.Russia’s Culture Ministry said it will be organizing a Notre Dame fundraiser with national museums and “caring citizens,” who wish to help France restore the cathedral after its fiery destruction.“Offering a helping hand to those who find themselves in difficult circumstances is in our genes,” Vladislav Kononov, a ministry official heading its museums department, told Interfax. “A calamity happened in France, a serious tragedy, and aiding in rebuilding this unique church is the right thing to do.”Also on rt.com‘It’s a bit of a miracle’: Delight as Notre Dame’s iconic rose windows survive blaze (PHOTO)The French Embassy in Moscow also said it will soon provide details for people wishing to contribute on its website.“People have been showing up at the embassy with flowers, and some…