Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 13^th Elena Obraztsova International Competition for Young Opera Singers on its opening.

A meeting of the standing commission of the Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs on promoting the development of Cossack culture was held.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 5^thChersonese International Opera and Ballet Festival.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the 12^th International Economic Summit Russia – Islamic World: KazanSummit 2021, which is underway in Kazan.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Boris Eifman, Artistic Director of the St Petersburg State Academic Theatre, on his 75^th birthday.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent greetings to guests and participants of the official opening ceremony of the restored Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan at the Kazan Virgin Monastery.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the Russian Academic Youth Theatre staff on the occasion of its 100^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the organisers and visitors of the historical documentary exhibition On the Eve of the Great Patriotic War. September 1, 1939 – June 22, 1941.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 6^thWorld Folkloriada.

On July 1–2, Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky visited the Hellenic Republic, where he took part in the official opening ceremony of the Russia-Greece Year of History, held under the patronage of the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of Greece.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to the participants of the official opening of the Russia-Greece Cross Year of History in 2021.

The President signed Executive Order On Celebrating the 100^th Birthday Anniversary of Rasul Gamzatov.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in an official meeting to mark the 60^th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Peace Foundation, an international public foundation.

Deputy chief of the Presidential Directorate for Public Projects Alexander Zhuravsky chaired a meeting of the standing Commission for Improving the System of Collaboration with the Russian Cossacks of the Council for Cossack Affairs.

Vladimir Putin visited the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 3 of the Law of the Russian Federation On the Language of the Peoples of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the staff of the Leo Tolstoy Museum-Estate Yasnaya Polyana on its 100^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the International Forum, History for the Future: Alexander Nevsky. The Moscow forum brings together scholars, teachers, writers, spiritual leaders, and museum and education workers.

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko chaired a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for holding contests for presidential grants for projects in the field of culture, art and the creative industries.