Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions issued following a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations.

Director of the Moscow Kremlin museums Yelena Gagarina gave the President a tour of the Armoury’s halls and items in storage, and told him about the particularities of taking care of museum collections. 

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures of State Support for Leading Professional Folk Music and Dance Groups.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants of the 34^th Moscow International Film Festival.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to organisers, participants and guests of the Founding Congress of Russian Historical Society.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants and guests of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his Name Day.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and guests at the 4^th Congress of Sister Cities of Russia and Finland.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants of the 12^th Likhachev International Scientific Conference.

Issues discussed included the improvement of legislation on endowment funds.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Establishment and Activity of Cultural and Information Centres.

Winners of the 2011 prizes were opera singer Venera Gimadiyeva, performer Mansur Musayev and architect Arseny Chakrygin.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On 2011 President’s Prize for Young Cultural Professionals

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the staff of the Mikhailovskoye Museum Reserve on the 90^th anniversary since its founding.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez on his 85^th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants and guests of the 17^th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of Russian animation.

Dmitry Medvedev visited Glavkino, one of Russia’s largest film and television studios, where he met with the creators of the film August 2008 and servicemen involved in the military operation against Georgia’s aggression.