June 6-12, The V International Festival "The Great Russian Word" is held in the Crimea

The fifth time the Crimea will be a place of scale and variety of activities related to the rich and unique Russian culture.

The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the head of the festival organizing committee Vladimir Konstantinov said that Jubilee International Festival "The Great Russian Word" passed beyond the scope of the Crimean humanitarian project. He stressed that it would be a notable event in the social life of Ukraine.

The festival is held in order to strengthen the Russian language, Russian culture and the development of international cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. "... this forum is dedicated to the study of  Russian language and literature, the preservation of the rich spiritual and cultural heritage of historical Russia, it will further strengthen the ties between our fraternal peoples," - said Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to festival participants.

Honorary guests of the festival are prominent politicians and public figures of Ukraine and Russia. This year it has been attended by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Boris Gryzlov, as well as deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, deputies of Ukraine, representative of the delegation of Krasnodar region, Rostov, Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Volgograd, the delegation of Kharkiv, Donetsk , Lugansk, Sumy, Zaporozhye, Poltava, Kherson, Odessa region, representatives of the creative and scientific intelligentsia.

The festival will include a friendly football match between teams of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of autonomy.

The festival traditionally begins on the birthday of Alexander Pushkin's June 6. Its grand opening will begin at the Concert Hall "Jubileiny" in Yalta by the holiday concert with a group of "Lube”, choir by M.E.Pyatnitsky, popular Ukrainian and Crimean artists.

A busy program of the festival includes: public meeting of Ukraine-Russia forum "Cooperation - 2011" to discuss issues of inter-regional cooperation between Ukraine and Russia, cultural and humanitarian partnership between the two countries.

The Chairman of the Supreme Council of autonomy Konstantinov, MP Vladimir Kolesnichenko, deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council V. Vydrin, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on inter-regional cultural cooperation M. Shvydkoy, the head offices of the Federal Agency of  “Rossotrudnichestvo” in Ukraine K. Vorobyev, chairman of the Kursk Regional Duma Vladimir Karamyshev, chairman of the Luhansk regional council V.Golenko, the deputy of Duma of the Russian Federation Sergey Markov will attend the forum.

Pushkin's literary readings (in the Pushkin Museum in Gurzuf), Kirill and Methodius Church teaching reading, scientific and practical conference "Russian language in a multicultural world", the festival of Russian books, creative meetings will be held at the festival.

The figures of culture, science, education, representatives of political organizations and public bodies, the Orthodox clergy and the public will take part in it. During the week events will be held in most towns and districts of the peninsula.

Organizers of the festival - the Supreme Council of ARC and Council of Ministers of autonomy with support of public authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow Government, the Foundation "Russian world".

June 12 the final concert "Crimea gathers friends!" will be held. It will be the Day of  Russia.

The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is grateful to all who contributed to the implementation of this grand cultural project.