Vladimir Putin sent his heartfelt condolences to poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s widow, friends and family.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants and guests of the 30^th Nika National Film Award ceremony.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 8 and 9 of the Federal Law On State Support for Russian Filmmaking.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the 8^th Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival dedicated to the maestro’s 90^th birth anniversary.

Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to the Rostropovich Vishnevskaya Foundation on the occasion of its 25^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Irina Antonova.

Vladimir Putin awarded the 2016 Presidential Prize for Young Culture Professionals and the 2016 Presidential Prize for Writing and Art for Children and Young People. The ceremony took place ahead of Culture Worker’s Day, which is celebrated on March 25.

Vladimir Putin attended a performance of Alexander Ostrovsky’s play “Last Victim” at the State Academic Maly Theatre.

Vladimir Putin signed executive orders awarding the 2016 Presidential Prize for Young Culture Professionals and the 2016 Presidential Prize for Writing and Art for Children and Young People.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants in the Figaro National Acting Award ceremony.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s women on International Women’s Day.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Celebrating the 75^th Anniversary of the Victory by the Soviet Army in the Battle of Stalingrad against Nazi German Troops.

Vladimir Putin attended the show Don’t Leave Your Planet that opened the 10^th Anniversary Winter International Arts Festival under the direction of Yury Bashmet.

Vladimir Putin met with Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky and General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre Vladimir Urin.

Vladimir Putin visited the Tretyakov State Gallery to see the exhibitions “Roma Aeterna – Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacotheca: Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio” and “Masterpieces of Byzantium”, which opened today.

Vladimir Putin congratulated choreographer, National Artist of the USSR Yury Grigorovich on his 90^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin visited a new sight of the Moscow Kremlin: museum windows that make it possible to view the archeological shafts on Ivanovskaya Square and see excavation sites and elements of ancient buildings.

Vladimir Putin met with the film crew of the movie Viking, which is based on the Tale of Bygone Years.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions on preserving and developing the federal-level cultural heritage site Yeseninskaya Rus – the site associated with the life and work of poet Sergei Yesenin.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the Fifth St Petersburg International Cultural Forum.