MOSCOW, March 25 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the workers of Russian culture on their professional holiday, noting that today there is an opportunity to thank special people, the corresponding The telegram was published on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Day of the Worker of Culture is celebrated in Russia on Saturday.
«Dear friends, I congratulate you on your professional holiday. Today we have the opportunity to express our gratitude to special people. Everyone who creates works of literature and music, theatrical, cinematographic and visual arts, makes a huge contribution to aesthetic and moral education, reveals the abilities of children and youth It preserves and enhances the multinational culture of our great country,» the congratulation says.
Mishustin added that the Russian government prioritizes the cultural sphere. Thanks to the national project «Culture», museums, theaters and libraries are being transformed, and children's art schools are being equipped with modern equipment and teaching materials. In addition, modular libraries and multifunctional centers are being opened in large and small cities and towns.
According to him, digital technologies make it possible to create virtual cinema halls and exhibitions, preserve book monuments, which makes the life of millions of Russian citizens brighter and richer.
«Each of you enriches Russian culture with your talent, energy, skill, reveals beauty to people, helps to comprehend the world around us … I sincerely wish you new successes and achievements, inspiration, good health and prosperity,» Mishustin said .
The holiday was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 27, 2007. The Day of the Cultural Worker is celebrated by representatives of creative specialties, employees of Russian libraries, museums, palaces of culture and rural clubs.
Traditionally, on the eve of Cultural Worker's Day, the Moscow Kremlin hosts the annual ceremony of presenting Russian Presidential Prizes to young cultural figures and Russian Presidential Prizes in Literature and Art for works for children and youth.
The 2022 Presidential Prizes for young cultural figures were awarded to director Aidar Zabbarov, sculptor Ekaterina Pilnikova and ballet dancer Sergei Polunin.
Prizes of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for works for children and youth in 2022 were awarded to director Alexander Galibin, head of the «People's Choreographic Ensemble» Joy «Victor Gotsulenko, artistic director of the ensemble «Joy» Larisa Feoktistova and director Inessa Kovalevskaya.