Vladimir Putin sent greetings to choreographer Boris Eifman, Artistic Director of the St Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre, on his 80th birthday.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and guests of the 35^th Slavyansky Bazaar in Vitebsk International Arts Festival.

Aisen Nikolayev briefed the President about the socio-economic development of the region.

Vladimir Putin wished a happy birthday to ballet dancer, People’s Artist of Russia Diana Vishneva

The President extended greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 2nd Denis Matsuev Summer Music Festival in Suzdal on the occasion of the event’s opening.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting of the Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation, held on June 2, 2026.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants, organisers, and guests of the 16^th Elena Obraztsova International Competition for Young Opera Singers.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture, held on March 25, 2026.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 15^th International Ballet Competition, held in memory of Yury Grigorovich, an outstanding choreographer.

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko chaired a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the allocation of Presidential grants for the development of civil society, which summed up the results of the second competition of 2026 and set forth the procedure for allocating grants in 2027.

The President signed Executive Order on Perpetuating the Memory of Lyudmila Verbitskaya.

Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to the staff of the Union of Theatre Workers on the organisation’s 150th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives on its fifth anniversary.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Celebrating the 400^th Anniversary of Russia’s Effort to Explore and Develop the Omsk Irtysh Land.

The President signed Executive Order on Celebrating the 450th Anniversary of the City of Samara.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and organisers of the 13^th Congress of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture, timed to the organisation’s 60^th anniversary.

A meeting of the State Council Commission on Culture and Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values took place as part of preparations for the State Council meeting on the preservation of Russia's historical and cultural heritage in all its diversity.

Ahead of Pushkin Day in Russia – also celebrated as Russian Language Day – Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian language and Languages of the Peoples of Russia, via video conference.