On 6-12th of June in Crimea takes place the VII International Festival “The Great Russian Word”

In Crimea takes place the VII international festival “The Great Russian Word” – a large-scale Ukrainian-Russian national-cultural and socio-political forum. The festival is held to strengthen the Russian language, Russian culture and the development of international cooperation in the humanitarian sphere.

Welcome address to the organizers and participants of the festival were sent by the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak, the Head of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin.