GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Well-known Russian folk singer Nikolai Massenoff was thankful to the people of Guiuan who witnessed the concert that was held in the municipal plaza as his way of showing gratitude to the town people and Philippine government that allowed them to enter the country in the midst of crackdown on “White Russians” in China more than 60 years ago.
Massenkoff, who turned 72 years old just this week, had a concert in Guiuan upon invitation of Mayor Annaliz Kwan.
Massenkoff, an orphan when he arrived in the Philippines and lived in the island of Tubabao off Guiuan together with more than 5,000 Russians for more than two years, expressed his gratefulness to the Filipino people for accepting them and letting them stay in the country.
He added that after seeing and witnessing the warm welcome that Filipino people had showed him in his return after more than 50 years, he would also invite his fellow Russians to visit the country particularly the municipality of Guiuan that had played an important role among Russians like him who left their country due to the communist regime.
Massenkoff said that since he arrived in the municipality of Guiuan he was fascinated with the ways of people especially their personality, gentleness and character.
The concert of Massenkoff was witnessed by municipal officials of Guiuan, headed by Mayor Kwan, some foreign visitors and presentation by local talents including the pride of Eastern Samar, the Saurug Dance Troupe.
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