VLADIMIR PUTIN
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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Point of View

10 april
2012
Heritage 19

“The new generation of the Russian Geographic Society members and trustees should be worthy of their predecessors by preserving and maintaining the society’s traditions and expanding the scope of its work. You should act in meaningful ways and bring young, talented and caring people onboard.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees, St Petersburg, April 10
10 april
2012
Heritage 19

“Since its inception, the Russian Geographic Society has borne a powerful patriotic charge. The society’s initiatives brought together the most prominent and educated people, selfless enthusiasts and hard workers truly devoted to our Motherland.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees, St Petersburg, April 10
5 april
2012
Heritage 19

“I would like to praise the responsible and comprehensive policy of our large federal museums, which are trying to ensure access to their collections to as many people as possible, opening branches in other cities, organising exhibitions in Russia and abroad, and using modern methods like online virtual tours.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with museum workers, Saratov, April 5
5 april
2012
Heritage 19

“Sponsorship and patronage of the arts have increased in recent years, as you know. Many businesses are on the board of trustees of state theatres, libraries and museums. We need to think together about what we can do to encourage their activity and make it more attractive.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with museum workers, Saratov, April 5
25 october
2011
Heritage 19

“We should gather this memory by tiny bits like you are doing and take care of living war veterans. We must give them credit for their feats during the war and the country's postwar restoration. We must treat with respect those who are still working and engaged in this upbringing. <…> What you have been doing comes from your hearts and this is the main thing. This will enable us to never forget about the feats of our fathers and grandfathers. We will educate our children in this vein in the spirit of love for our Homeland. This is one of the foundations of the Great Patriotic War – the memory of the heroic past of our ancestors and our Homeland.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with war veterans and representatives of the Bryansky Front scout teams, October, 25
19 october
2011
Heritage 19

“October 19, 1811 went down in our country’s history, in the history of our culture and literature, because it was the day that the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum opened here 200 years ago. Among its students were the most talented young people from noble families who were raised in the spirit of camaraderie, loyalty and love for their homeland, for the glory and strength of which they accomplished a great deal.”

Vladimir Putin
During celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo, St Petersburg, October 19
29 august
2011
Heritage 19

“It’s great that you don’t forget the heroics and heroes of our past, because people of various ethnicities and religions take pride in our national heroes. Historical memory is a wonderful cement that binds together people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds into the united and indivisible Russian nation; it shapes and consolidates our united and indivisible Russia.”

Vladimir Putin
At a visiting an international motorcycle show, Novorossiisk, August 29
10 august
2011
Heritage 19

"In my mind, what matters most is the realisation of our roots, the awareness of our identity. When we have this awareness, it is easier to get our bearings today and acquire a vision for the future. That really matters".

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with scientists and archaeology students working on the excavation of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, August 10
10 august
2011
Heritage 19

"I want to reiterate that this work and its finds show how deep our nation’s cultural roots reach. Look, Greeks lived here. Khazars came next. Adygs and Circassians appeared later on the borders of this land, and then it was conquered by Turkey. Then Russia incorporated it. But peoples did not just come and go – each left traces of its culture, and a culture’s soul is realised in the artefacts you find. It is always present in traditions. <…> Your work opens our eyes to the deep sources of our present-day culture".

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with scientists and archaeology students working on the excavation of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, August 10
1 august
2011
Heritage 19

“We must show respect to people of a different culture, different faith or different ethnic background. On the other hand – I have said this on many occasions, but I can repeat it – people who move to a different region within Russia must be respectful of the local culture and customs, the local language and the people with whom they chose to live side by side. <…> Russia’s diversity gives it strength. It is a source of our grandeur.”

Vladimir Putin
During conversation with participants of the Seliger-2011 youth educational forum, August 1
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