The session “Tradition and Future: National Identity in a Changing World” took place on October 16 as part of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
Panelists:
Konstantin Bogomolov, Director, Lenkom Theatre (Moscow State Theatre named after Lenin's Komsomol)
Alexey Kasprzhak, Director, Artek International Children’s Center
Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Natalia Solzhenitsyna, Public Figure
Moderator:
The Annual Meeting will last until October 18. This year’s topic is “Russia: Agenda for the 21st Century.” This is not accidental. At the forefront is Russia, its political and socio-economic prospects, social and cultural development, place in the emerging world.
The programme includes six thematic sessions and a plenary session, to be held on the last day of the event. The timetable of broadcasts and the list of speakers are available on our website.