Second meeting of the organising committee for the celebration of 200th birth anniversary of Leo Tolstoy

Attending the meeting were more than
60 members of the organising committee, as well as cultural figures, academics,
representatives of public organisations and government authorities, including
the heads of 14 Russian regions invited to participate.
Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova Lyubimova OlgaMinister of Culture of the Russian Federation
reported on the approval of the basic action plan for the preparation and celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of the great Russian author
in 2028.
Vladimir Tolstoy Tolstoy Vladimir , Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office and General Director of the State Leo Tolstoy Museum,
highlighted the need to supplement anniversary events with priority projects
aimed at creating modern infrastructure and maximising the use of Leo Tolstoy’s
creative and spiritual legacy, not only in education and enlightenment, but
also as the most important element of soft power.
Chairman of the Board of Russian
Railways Oleg Belozerov Belozerov OlegGeneral Director of Russian Railways announced the company’s plans to renovate 15 Tolstoy-related
stations and improve the accessibility of Leo Tolstoy station (formerly
Astapovo, the place where the writer died in 1910), which Russian Railways will
soon transform into a museum and exhibition complex.
Tula Region Governor Dmitry Milyaev Milyayev DmitryGovernor of Tula Region also
highlighted the need to enhance road and transport infrastructure to increase the accessibility of numerous Tolstoy-related landmarks and spoke about the project
to expand the museum quarter in Tula.
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander
Pankin noted that the upcoming anniversary will certainly have a global reach
and dimension. Leo Tolstoy made an enormous contribution to world culture, and his work had a profound impact on the development of philosophy, spiritual fundamentals
and a worldview shared by millions of people across the globe. His thoughts and ideas remain in demand today, in the 21st century.
Dmitry Bak, Director of the State
Museum of the History of Russian Literature, underscored the importance of creating a museum of Leo Tolstoy’s manuscripts in Moscow, to preserve and study
the world’s largest and unique collection of the writer’s manuscripts and make it
accessible to the public.
The participants decided to identify
priorities for further work and add relevant projects to the action plan for the preparation and celebration of the 200thanniversary of Leo Tolstoy’s
birth.