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Germany passes symbol of Russian Seasons Festival to France

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Germany passes symbol of Russian Seasons Festival to France


15.11.2019


Photo credit: official site of the project

Germany has passed on the symbol of the Russian Seasons festival to France, which will host the large-scale cultural project next year, TASS reports. The ceremony was included in the program of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. The German ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr is sure that there can be no better option than France as the host of the Russian Seasons.

The diplomat is convinced that the soul of relations between two nations lies in culture. Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Olga Golodets wished the French audience amazing meetings with Russian art.

Russian World reported that the program of the international Russian Seasons Festival in France would comprise about two hundred and seventy different events. They will cover almost sixty-five cities. Next year, France expects a large-scale presence of Russian culture. In addition, in 2021, Russia and France will hold the Cross Year of Regional Cooperation.

Russian museums intend to show French art lovers many masterpieces from their collections that rarely leave Russia. Visitors will see the works of Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and other prominent impressionists from the collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Hermitage and the Tretyakov Gallery. For the first time, Russian Seasons will go beyond the borders of one country. France will be joined by Belgium and Luxemburg.

The Korean Peninsula was chosen as the venue for the Russian Seasons in 2021, in 2022 the festival will be hosted by Scandinavian countries.

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