PUTIN: ALL RUSSIANS HAVE ONE COMMON FATHERLAND

MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 4 /SRNA/ – Every Russian has their own small homeland, but all citizens of the country we share have only one great fatherland, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today at an awards ceremony marking National Unity Day, November 4.

"People of different nationalities, cultures and faiths feel an unbreakable bond with one another, knowing that each of us, of course, has our own small fatherland, but also a shared, great and single fatherland," Putin said, Russia's TASS news agency reported.

Putin said Russian culture, traditions and values unite people around the world.

The Russian leader said Moscow highly values the efforts of all those who seek to strengthen humanitarian, business and people-to-people ties with Russia.