Photo credit: the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg / Alex 'Florstein' Fedorov / en.wikipedia.org (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A big concert dedicated to the cultural traditions of the peoples of Russia and exhibitions were held within the program of the Days of Russian Culture, which took place in Ankara. They were organized by the Ministry of Culture of Russia with the support of the Russian House in Ankara, the telegram channel of the institution reports.
The events were held on November 26 and 27 at several venues. On the first day, an exhibition dedicated to the Russian Tsarskoe Selo museum started in the House of Turkish-Russian Friendship. The guests were also told about the cultural organizations of Russia, and watched an online tour of the Museum of Music.
In addition, a round table discussion was held, which was attended by prominent cultural figures of the two countries, and a concert by St. Petersburg pianist Galina Zhukova.
On the second day, an exhibition of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts opened in the Russian House and master classes were held on folk music and Russian crafts.
One of the central events of the program was the "Folklore of the Peoples of Russia" concert, which brought together performers from the Republic of Komi, Yakutia, Chukotka, Adygea, Moscow and other Russian regions.
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