Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Culture Stanislav Govorukhin before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Director Alexei German Jr. before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Director Alexander Sokurov (left) and artistic director of the Russian State Academic Drama Theatre of the name of Pushkin (Alexandrinsky) Valery Fokin (right) before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Left to right: President of the Moscow International House of Music Vladimir Spivakov, artistic director of the State Theater of Nations Yevgeny Mironov, artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev and the director of the Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic Alexander Kolotursky before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Fashion designer Valentin Yudashki before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

G.M. of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky (left) and director Alexander Sokurov (right) before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Ballet dancer of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater Tsiskaridze (left) and choreographer, artistic director - the director of the Academic Theatre of Boris Eifman (right) before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

From left to right: Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Olga Golodets, pianist Denis Matsuev, Catherine Mechetina and Rector of the Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) of the name of Sergei Gerasimov Valery Malyshev before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Pianist Denis Matsuev (left) and President of the Moscow International House of Music Vladimir Spivakov (right) before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of JSC "Russian Railways" (RZD) Vladimir Yakunin, before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Left to right: President of JSC "Russian Railways" (RZD) Vladimir Yakunin, the art director - director of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev and the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Olga Golodets before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Head of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, compatriots living abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation Konstantin Kosachev before a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Artistic director of the State Theater of Nations Yevgeny Mironov before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medina (left) and director Alexander Sokurov (right) before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Left to right: choreographer, artistic director - director of the Academic Theatre of Ballet Boris Eifman, the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theater Tsiskaridze and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Olga Golodets before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theater Tsiskaridze, before the meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Sholokhov Alexander, president of the International Union of Public Associations "International Confederation of Theatre Associations" Alexander Shadrin, the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theater Tsiskaridze during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Left to right: Director of the State Museum-Reserve of the name of Sholokhov, Sholokhov Alexander, president of the International Union of Public Associations "International Confederation of Theatre Associations" Alexander Shadrin, the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theater Tsiskaridze, director of the Moscow Secondary Special Music School (College)of the name of Gnesin Mikhail Khokhlov and director Vladimir Khotinenko during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Left to right: Director of the State Military-Historical and Natural Museum "Kulikovo Pole" Vladimir Gritsenko, chairman of Russian State Duma Committee on Culture Stanislav Govorukhin and director Alexei German Jr. during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Artistic director of the State Theater of Nations Yevgeny Mironov (left) and pianist Catherine Mechetina (right) during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin (left) and sculptor, chairman of the Union of Artists of Russia Andrey Kovalchuk (left) during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Director of the Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy "Yasnaya Polyana" Vladimir Tolstoy (center) during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

President of JSC "Russian Railways" (RZD) Vladimir Yakunin (center) during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Minister Culture of Russia Vladimir Medina (center) during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT) of the of Chekhov Oleg Tabakov during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Film director Alexander Sokurov (left) and film director, artistic director of the "The Island" studio, Sergei Miroshnichenko (right) during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Assistant of the President of Russia, Andrei Fursenko at a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin

The head of the Russian presidential administration Sergei Ivanov (left) and Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medina (right) during a meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Film director, G.M. of kinokontserna "Mosfilm" Karen Shakhnazarov meeting of the Council for Culture at the Kremlin.

Director of the State Institute of Art Dmitry Trubochkin during a meeting of the Council for Culture and the Arts. The meeting was held at St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.