Culture News.Cultural March

Recently, many events have taken place in the world of culture – from joyful to unacceptable. NEO reports on the most notable ones.

Monuments Under Attack

Russian cultural centres have also suffered from the American-Israeli strikes: the Russian House of Culture in Nabatieh (Lebanon) has been demolished. Rossotrudnichestvo called the attack unprovoked aggression. In Tehran, St Nicholas Church has been damaged. As noted by Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this outrageous event must receive a proper assessment from the international community.

Hands Off the Russian House!

In Prague, the Russian House came under a terrorist attack. The terrorists threw Molotov cocktails at it. Half did not explode, but some ended up inside. A note of protest has been delivered to the Czech Republic. To spite the misanthropes, the cultural centre proceeds with its work. The theory of a ‘Ukrainian trace’ seems credible. Such incidents can only be stopped by eliminating the Kyiv terrorist regime and its accomplices.

Anniversaries and Celebrations

On the anniversary of Crimea’s return to its homeland, Russian cultural centres abroad showed the RT documentary «Crimea. Rebirth» about the social and infrastructural transformations of the region. The screenings struck a chord with politicians, diplomats, non‑governmental organisations, and all those who care about studying history.

Furthermore, Russian cultural centres congratulated the women of the world on 8 March with concerts, creative meetings, exhibitions, fashion retrospectives.

When the West is doing its utmost to erase gender and traditional values, surely there must be someone who would preserve tradition, beauty, and love!

Another date is World Poetry Day on 21 March. Among the events connected with the art of poetry were: the art marathon ‘Yesenin’s Creative Palette’ in Orsha, a literary evening in Calcutta in honour of the 136th anniversary of the birth of Boris Pasternak, a meeting entitled ‘In the Beginning Was the Word’ at the University of Transnistria, and the world recitation contest ‘Living Classics.’ It is impossible not to recall the words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: ‘One........

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