February 19 the newly-elected Board of Trustees of the Russkiy Mir Foundation gathered to summarize the 2009 results and to discuss patterns of further development. The meeting was chaired by Liudmila Verbitskaya, President of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (MAPRYAL) and President of St. Petersburg State University.
Among the discussion participants were Member of the Federation Council Alexander Dzasokhov, Director of the ITAR-TASS news agency Vitaly Ignatenko, President of the Pushkin State Institute of Russian Language, Deputy Secretary General of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature Evgeny Yurkov, and new members of the Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Farit Mukhametshin, President of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin etc.
The report highlighting the key results of 2009 activities was presented by Executive Director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation Vyacheslav Nikonov. More detailed reports were also provided by Chief Editor of the Russkiy Mir magazine, and by heads of the Grants Department, the Department for Special Projects etc.
As a result of the meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the 2009 Report, the financial plan and the work schedule for 2010.
