Krasnoyarsk feels like Florence in some ways. It can be admired from lovely observation decks on the hills. There is a picture-perfect river that divides the city, although the Yenisei is three times wider than the Arno. Beautiful natural surroundings literally embrace the residential areas. It takes up to thirty minutes to reach the ski slopes. When locals are asked, "Where is the taiga?", they smile and point to the nearby woods. Artistic Director of Alexandrinsky Theater Valery Fokin was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy
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10.03.2017
Russian honored artist and the artistic director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre Valery Fokin was awarded by the Order of the Star of Italy (Ordine della Stella d’Italia) of the officer degree, as per TASS. The Council General of Italy in Saint Petersburg Leonardo Bencini handed out the award to Fokin.
Bencini expressed his gratitude for Mr. Fokin’s contribution to cultural dialogue of Russia and Italy and remarked with satisfaction that he had an honor to attend Fokin’s stagings where was struck by the original angle of maître’s world perception. Valery Fokin has accepted the award gratefully and remarked that this is not only his personal merit but the merit of the whole Alexandrinsky Theatre which adopted a lot from the European and, particularly, Italian theatre culture.
Master Fokin shared his plans and his opinion about the road tour to Milan Piccolo theatre that has long-standing friendship with Alexandrinsky Theatre.
Valery Fokin invited Leonardo Bencini for the anniversary performance Masquerade. Memoirs of the Future. The opening night of this staging by cult theater director Vsevolod Meyerhold took place 100 years ago.
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Krasnoyarsk feels like Florence in some ways. It can be admired from lovely observation decks on the hills. There is a picture-perfect river that divides the city, although the Yenisei is three times wider than the Arno. Beautiful natural surroundings literally embrace the residential areas. It takes up to thirty minutes to reach the ski slopes. When locals are asked, "Where is the taiga?", they smile and point to the nearby woods. 
Rasul Gamzatov, a nationally acclaimed Avar poet, was born on September 8, 1923, 100 years ago. He was the author of "Cranes", perhaps the most touching song lyrics about war and fallen soldiers. Mr. Gamzatov did not write in Russian. Thus, we know his poetry through translations of other Russian poets. Nevertheless, one of his friends said, "Translators are unable to think up anything here".