Culture News A Cultural Summer

Despite stereotypes, for international news and relations in the sphere of culture, summer is no time for rest and relaxation.

In the Rostov region, a museum complex called “Sambek Heights” was attacked by drones of Ukrainian armed formations. The historical and cultural center came under a deliberate strike. 12 people were injured and taken to the hospital. Attacks on civilian objects are the typical signature of Kiev’s neo-Nazis. It once again speaks to the terrorist nature of the Zelensky regime. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case for a terrorist act.

Even in wartime, Russia, as a world cultural power, does not stop intercultural communication with its neighbors and other peoples. The recent months have forged many new contacts. One of the events in the cultural life of the Commonwealth of Independent States was the XXXV International Festival of Arts “Slavianski Bazaar” in Vitebsk. A week of exhibitions, concerts, and performances ended with a grandiose closing ceremony and the awarding of the winners of the International Pop Song Contest. The main prize was won by a representative of Italy. Among the other prize-winners were performers from Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Uzbekistan.

Moscow welcomed the guests of the second International “Voices of the World” Festival. It has been called a children’s and youth “Intervision”, being a festival for musicians, singers, dancers, athletes, and circus performers from 6 to 23 years old. The organizers succeeded in putting together a multi-genre program, and the number of participants exceeded 500, representing more than 20 countries.

Rostov-on-Don hosted the first ever International Literary “In One Language” Festival. Authors from Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belarus, Cameroon, Colombia, Syria, and Transnistria performed works in Russian and in the national languages of their peoples. Following the festival, the publication of an international almanac is planned.

Days of Russian Cinema were held in Durban, South Africa. Viewers saw the historical detective film “Red Silk” and the adventure film “Lefty”. The screenings took place as part of the Durban International Film Festival and aroused great interest among its........

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