In its new column, New Eastern Outlook has gathered the past month’s most notable international cultural events and will present this year’s coming festivals – applications are open. 

In remembrance of Leningrad

January 27 marked the 82nd anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. Documentary film screenings were held at Russian Cultural Centers around the world, featuring titles such as “Remembering the Siege of Leningrad” («Вспоминая блокадный Ленинград»), “Letters From the Front” (Живые строки войны), “Leningrad: 872 Days of Hell” (Ленинград: 872 дня ада), and “To Find a Soldier” (Найти солдата). Audiences in Armenia, Belarus, Abkhazia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Jordan, Hungary, Moldova, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Palestine, Morocco, Niger, Tanzania, Zambia, Nicaragua, Peru, and other countries were able to enjoy them. This is how the memory of the feat of the Soviet people and the truth about the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War are preserved. Owing to the project by Rossotrudnichestvo, people have the opportunity to see this.

Image taken from a film about the history of the Siege of Leningrad

BRICS’ first

The inaugural BRICS Literature Award was ceremoniously awarded in Cairo. The competition had several rounds of selection in 2025. Egyptian author Salwa Bakr was declared the winner. The prize for creating an innovative genre in poetry was awarded to Indonesian author Denny Januar Ali, while Russian author Lyudmila Weber received the prize for best debut. This new initiative reflects the member countries’ desire to expand cooperation, foster mutual cultural exchange, and preserve unique identities and traditional moral values in creative works.

The first BRICS Literary Prize was awarded to Egyptian writer Salwa Bakr

270 years of magic

The music community celebrated the 270th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birth. Concerts in his honor resonated in unison across the globe. The author of this article had the opportunity to........

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