“Events in honor of the poet’s 100th anniversary were held by Rossotrudnichestvo representative offices in 30 countries around the world. Rasul Gamzatov’s work arouses genuine interest in unfriendly countries, which once again confirms the futility of the policy of abolishing Russian culture, of which his work is a part”. This was stated by the Head of the Public Diplomacy Department of the Agency Ekaterina Torubarova in Dagestan at the IX Parliamentary Forum “Historical and Cultural Heritage of Russia”.
During the section “Interethnic, intercultural, interfaith interaction and good neighborliness of states and peoples” Ekaterina told the participants of the meeting about the large-scale work of the Agency to perpetuate the memory of Dagestan poet Rasul Gamzatov. The main challenges and tasks of cultural diplomacy and the importance of countering the policy of cancellation and discrimination of Russian cultural achievements were also outlined.