Aide to the President Vladimir Medinsky took part in a ceremony to unveil a monument to Infantry General Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, a participant in the Russo-Persian and Russo-Turkish wars, on Feodosia embankment (Republic of Crimea).

The event is timed to coincide with Teacher’s Day and Day of Podolsk Cadets’ Memory. The forum is organised by the Russian Military Historical Society, the Russian Culture Foundation and the Victory Museum.

Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces – First Deputy Defence Minister General Valery Gerasimov attended an official ceremony unveiling a monument to generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in the village of Kistysh in the Vladimir Region.

Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, Chairman of the Russian Military History Society, and Sergei Ivanov, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Military History Society, attended the closing ceremony of the International Search Expedition Rzhev, Kalinin Front.

Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky reported to the President on the results of work of the 8^th St Petersburg International Cultural Forum.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky who informed him about the development of the Russian museum sector.

Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.

Vladimir Putin held the first meeting with Government members this year.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky to discuss the ministry’s performance over the past nine months.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members to discuss import substitution in industry and agriculture. Other subjects of discussion included preparations for children’s summer holidays, work on the draft law on responsible treatment of animals, and the programme to build or reconstruct village cultural centres.

Vladimir Putin chaired the 39^th meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky to discuss development of Moscow’s culture sector.

Vladimir Medinsky informed Vladimir Putin of the Ministry’s work toward holding the Year of Russian Cinema in 2016, the development of the film industry in Russia and the implementation of the programme to support the Russian movie industry.

Vladimir Putin signed an order on setting up a working group to preserve, study and popularise the cultural heritage of Crimea and Sevastopol and approved the working group’s membership.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the museum community to discuss prospects for developing local history research in the regions and measures to support local history museums.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations Presidium.