Mikhail Shvydkoy: We are not heirs of “Tolstoyevsky”

... of Russian President on International Cultural Cooperation and RIAC member told Mariya Smekalova about interest for Russian culture abroad, shared what Russia has to offer to the world and explained the main difficulties of modern art promotion. You ... ... promoting Russian culture abroad and vice versa. On the one hand what the Western public today wants is obviously performing arts, especially music. Although we have been losing some competitions Russia has a formidable artistic and musical school which ...