The Russian Academy Of Arts

The President of the Russian Academy of Arts, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador  Zurab Tsereteli took part in the IV St. Petersburg Cultural Forum dedicated to the 70th anniversary of UNESCO. Organized by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg under the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Foreign Ministry  of the Russian Federation, it was held in St. Petersburg on December 14-16, 2015.

In 2015 in St. Petersburg 82 venues there were held 186 events aimed at the preservation and development of Russian culture, support of cultural initiatives, expansion of international cooperation in the filed of culture. One of the key events was the Plenary Session in honor of the 70 anniversary of UNESCO - “The 70th anniversary of UNESCO. Twenty five years since the inclusion of the first Russian objects in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The past. The present. The future” attended by the UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Russian President Vladimir Putin.    
  





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