Putin greets guests at concert dedicated to 225th anniversary of Pushkin's birth

MOSCOW, June 6Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted the participants, organizers and guests of the festive concert dedicated to the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin and noted that the Boldino Museum-Reserve in the Nizhny Novgorod region welcomes fans of the writer’s work from regions of Russia and foreign countries.
The corresponding telegram was published on the Kremlin website. Russian Language Day and the 225th anniversary of the poet Alexander Pushkin are celebrated on June 6 in Russia.

«»Dear friends! I welcome you to the festive concert dedicated to the 225th anniversary of A.S. Pushkin. For many years, the Boldino Museum-Reserve. cordially welcomes sincere admirers of the work of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, who come to Nizhny Novgorod from many regions of Russia and foreign countries,” the telegram says.
The President also expressed confidence that he is confident that the events will be held at a high level, and one of the most striking events of the cultural program will be the concert of the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestro Yuri Bashmet.

The “Reflections” concert will take place in the poet’s family estate — the Boldino Museum-Reserve in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The artistic director will be People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, maestro Yuri Bashmet, and the event will be attended by Konstantin Khabensky, Evgeny Mironov, Marina Neyolova, Irina Pegova, Natalia Solzhenitsyna, Irina Kupchenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Evgeny Tkachuk, Emir Kusturitsa, Pelageya, Polina Agureeva.