Pavel Pavlov (center), an Associate Professor at Kursk State University in Kursk, Kursk Oblast in Russia, visits with Enid residents during a reception for the Russian delegates at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center Friday. Pavlov, Igor Malykh, Dmitry Lebedev, Elena Volova, Rusten Basyrov and Sergei Lavokin are the six delegates representing their country during their tour in Enid. (Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)