Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Mercedes Barcha Pardo following the death of her husband, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Vladimir Medinsky briefed the President on the Ministry’s current activities and targets for 2014, including planned activities in the Republic of Crimea.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held a meeting of the working group on drafting the foundations of state culture policy.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to organisers, participants and guests of the First International Trans-Siberian Arts Festival.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and guests at the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Youth Friendly Exchanges Year.

A ceremony awarding the 2013 President’s Prize for young culture professionals and the 2013 President’s prize for writing and art for children and young people took place in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin congratulated writer and Great Patriotic War veteran Yury Bondarev on his 90th birthday anniversary.

A meeting of the expert council working group under the Presidential Directorate for Protection of Citizens' Constitutional Rights was held.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive order On Celebrating the 200^th Anniversary of Ivan Turgenev’s Birth.

Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to draft a programme of measures for restoring the Novodevichy Convent to its historical appearance.

Vladimir Putin congratulated film and theatre actor, National Artist of the USSR Vladimir Zeldin on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin chaired an expanded meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art Presidium on developing theatre.

Vladimir Putin will hold an expanded meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and the Art Presidium on developing theatre in Russia.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting with designers of a new concept for a school textbook on Russian history on January 16, 2014.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants and guests at a charity concert marking the 70^th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held the first meeting of the working group for drafting Basic Principles of Russia’s State Cultural Policy.

Vladimir Putin met with designers of a new concept for teaching Russian history.

During his trip to St Petersburg Vladimir Putin visited writer Daniil Granin.

Vladimir Putin visited the Mariinsky Theatre, where he attended a rehearsal of the combined children’s choir of Russia.