In his speech on the occasion of the opening of the Academy of Creative Industries in the art cluster “Tavrida”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the time has come for the country to fight for the right to self-determination and to be themselves. The lyrics are on the site. Kremlin.
“In our country, it is absolutely impossible to imagine attempts to “cancel” it. But when we look at what is happening in the world, we realize more and more clearly: we do not need guidelines or standards that are roughly imposed from the outside, suppressing any originality and originality of development. For us now is actually the time to determine our own destiny, to fight for the right to be ourselves, ”said the Russian leader.
According to Putin, this also applies to culture. He noted that freedom is necessary for creativity and that such a space has been created in Tavrida for this.
Putin in August last year sent a video message To the participants of the festival “Tavrida.Art”. The President noted that the participants of the festival represent different spheres of culture and art, but they are united by common and intelligible values that make the people of Russia invincible and the culture of the country wonderful. He also stated that young people from Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics participated in the festival this year.