“It's part of our cultural code to come to the rescue, no matter how difficult it is.
To come to the aid of those who find it more difficult is a feature of the national Russian character, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Kiriyenko also expressed his gratitude to all the people and media representatives who promote volunteer projects.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the West has a completely different cultural code, different from the Russian one.