Days of Russian Culture underway in Buenos Aires

As part of the Days of Russian Culture the capital of Argentina is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker in the garden of the National Museum of Decorative Arts.

In her welcoming speech, Olga Muratova, head of the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in Argentina, noted: “It is a real happiness to see the wonderful works of Argentine artists inspired by the work of the Great Russian composer Tchaikovsky. We are very pleased that the exhibition has been opened here, in one of the most beautiful places in Buenos Aires - the National Museum of Decorative Arts. We are confident that it will make a significant contribution to the promotion of Russian culture in Argentina and will contribute to the development of Russian-Argentine cultural and humanitarian ties in general".

The opening ceremony took place to the accompaniment of music by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker ballet performed by the Argentine Air Force Symphony Orchestra.

The event was attended by the heads and representatives of the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of Argentina, city authorities and many others.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made a huge contribution to the development of Russian culture as a composer, conductor, teacher, music journalist, public figure and promoter of Russian music abroad. The special electronic collection of the Presidential Library contains digital copies of Tchaikovsky's autographs, notes and photographs with his donative inscriptions, correspondence, books and articles about his life and work.

Only a part of the unique materials is available on the Presidential Library’s portal and in the remote electronic reading rooms of the Presidential Library in full located in different countries.

Based on the materials of https://arg.rs.gov.ru/ru portal.