Grandson of former French President Charles de Gaulle dreams of visiting Karelia

Grandson of former French President Charles de Gaulle, who holds the post of deputy chairman of the jury of the International Peace Prize. Leo Tolstoy, Pierre de Gaulle shared in an interview his plans for a vacation. Together with his wife Rita and children, he plans to arrange a large-scale tour of the Russian regions, highlighting Karelia and Siberia as priority points on the map.

He and his wife (who is from Algeria and professes Islam) are also eager to visit the capital of Tatarstan. Kazan is a stunning center of attraction from the point of view of the richest cultural heritage.

De Gaulle said that he and his wife had already got acquainted with the beauty of the Russian capital, St. Petersburg and the Ural capital – Yekaterinburg. A trip to the Far East, Vladivostok, was also planned, but it had to be postponed indefinitely.

The main purpose of this trip is to introduce your children to Russia and its cities. In addition, the family intends to visit the next World Festival of Youth, which the Frenchman called an amazing event.