ROME, EVENTS FOR THE 200 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF Dostoevsky – Press Release – Emilia Romagna
If there is something that unites the Italian and Russian souls, it is certainly the belonging to a culture with ancient historical roots. “We are two peoples who, thanks to cultural richness, know the beauty of art, music and literature”: Daria Pushkova, director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture, based in Rome, is convinced of this. The current cycle of events, centered on the figure of Fyodor Dostoevskij, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, is dedicated to a genius of literature.
On December 10th from 6.30 pm, the director Vladimir Khotinenko will be present at the institute’s headquarters to kick off a cycle of screenings dedicated to a Dostoevsky. Among these, the first episode of a series that tells the life of the writer, between poverty and imprisonment, loves and publishing activities. The following day, 11 December at 4 pm, at the Casa del Cinema, also in Rome, the director and screenwriter will return to meet the public for the screening of “I demoni”, a film based on the novel of the same name.
It will be a further opportunity to understand the spirit of a people through an exceptional witness: Dostoevsky, for the Russians is “like Dante”, said the director Pushkova: “We love him as you love and celebrate Alighieri because both reflect something of ours. soul”.
The celebrations began in October, with the involvement of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, among others and, until December, will take place in various places in the capital. In addition to the presentation of the novel “Anja” by Giuseppe Manfridi, on the day of Dostoevsky’s birth (11 October) a concert was held in Villa Abamelek, residence of the ambassadors. The exhibition “Tolstoy and Dostoevsky: dialogue at a distance”, on the other hand, until last December 7 presented photographs, manuscripts, letters, illustrations and rare editions from Moscow to testify the affinities between the two great authors who, although friends, were not never known personally. On the same occasion, the Patriarchal Choir of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow performed a concert of sacred music.
The Russian Center for Science and Culture has existed in Rome for about ten years and for two years it has been directed by Pushkova who, having arrived in Italy shortly before the closures due to the pandemic, managed to carry out a rich program of events. “Our goal – he explained – is to strengthen the synergy and seek new meeting points between the two countries with art and culture”. For this reason, in addition to exhibitions and cinema, there is always a program of language courses and initiatives for students, such as competitions for figurative art.
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