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Talents from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will gather in St. Petersburg

The international humanitarian project "Minsk Initiative", which unites the creative and scientific intelligentsia of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, is holding the final event of 2021. St. Petersburg became the venue for the next meeting of representatives of the three Slavic countries.

These days, active participants in the project will gather in the House of Actors of the St. Petersburg branch of the Union of Theater Workers: artists, writers, translators, journalists, public figures. The interdisciplinary conference they will host is dedicated to new languages ​​and technologies in rethinking the cultural experience. The plenary session will be moderated by Special Representative of the President of Russia for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation Dmitry Budkov.

The practical continuation of the conference will be the presentation of the 5th almanac Terra poetica. This time the almanac brought together under one cover the work of young poets. By tradition, all the works included in the collection are printed in the original language.

Almanac Terra poetica collected works of young poets under one cover

Another tangible outcome of the past year will be the Bridges exhibition. The opening will feature 13 graphic works (manual technique, etching, monotype, linocut, lithography) with a unifying leitmotif. The authors of the paintings were graphic artists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, who took part in a creative expedition to the city on the Neva in August last year. The preparation and printing of graphics was carried out on the basis of the St. Petersburg Art and Industry Academy. A.L. Stieglitz. The process of creating the work - from sketch to finished painting - became the basis of a short documentary film, which will also premiere at the opening of the exhibition at the Stieglitz Academy. The film will be presented by the head of the St. Petersburg branch of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia Sergey Snezhkin.

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Talents from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will gather in St. Petersburg