{"id":61,"date":"2026-05-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:00:00","slug":"anton-vaino-chaired-the-third-meeting-of-the-organising-committee-for-celebrating-leo-tolstoys-200th-birth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Anton Vaino chaired the\u00a0third meeting of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee for\u00a0celebrating Leo Tolstoy\u2019s 200th birth anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-summary\">\n<p>Chief of\u00a0Staff of\u00a0the\u00a0Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino chaired the\u00a0third meeting of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee for\u00a0preparing and\u00a0holding celebrations marking Leo<br \/>\nTolstoy\u2019s 200<sup>th<\/sup> birth anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0meeting was attended by\u00a0more<br \/>\nthan 60 members of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee and\u00a0invited guests, including<br \/>\ncultural figures, scholars, representatives of\u00a0public organisations and\u00a0government agencies, including the\u00a0heads and\u00a0officials from twelve regions of\u00a0the\u00a0Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0part of\u00a0the\u00a0meeting agenda, State<br \/>\nSecretary\u00a0\u2013 Deputy Minister of\u00a0Culture Zhanna Alekseyeva reported on\u00a0the\u00a0work done<br \/>\nto\u00a0supplement the\u00a0Action Plan for\u00a0preparing and\u00a0holding celebrations marking Leo<br \/>\nTolstoy\u2019s 200<sup>th<\/sup> birth anniversary, as\u00a0approved by\u00a0Government Resolution<br \/>\nNo. 2644-r of\u00a0September\u00a024, 2024. The\u00a0Ministry of\u00a0Culture, in\u00a0cooperation with<br \/>\nthe\u00a0Ministry of\u00a0Finance, has developed 13 major comprehensive projects. These<br \/>\ninclude restoration works on\u00a029 sites located on\u00a0the\u00a0grounds of\u00a0the\u00a0Yasnaya<br \/>\nPolyana museum-estate complex, the\u00a0restoration of\u00a0the\u00a019<sup>th<\/sup> century<br \/>\nLopukhins\u00a0\u2013 Stanitskaya Estate in\u00a0Moscow, the\u00a0Vargins\u2019 Service Wing (Office) of\u00a0the\u00a018<sup>th-<\/sup>19<sup>th<\/sup> Century City Estate in\u00a0Moscow, and\u00a0the\u00a0cultural heritage site House in\u00a0Which Leo Tolstoy Died in\u00a01920 in\u00a0the\u00a0Lipetsk<br \/>\nRegion. Following restoration, modern museum exhibitions will be established at\u00a0these sites.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of\u00a0Construction, Housing<br \/>\nand\u00a0Utilities Irek Fayzullin announced the\u00a0deadlines for\u00a0the\u00a0completion of\u00a0construction and\u00a0commissioning of\u00a0new facilities at\u00a0the\u00a0Yasnaya Polyana Leo<br \/>\nTolstoy Museum-Estate. The\u00a0new storage facility and\u00a0a\u00a0restoration centre are<br \/>\ncurrently being transferred to\u00a0the\u00a0museum, while the\u00a0construction of\u00a0a\u00a0festival<br \/>\ncentre and\u00a0a\u00a0visitor centre is scheduled for\u00a0completion by\u00a0the\u00a0end of\u00a02027.<\/p>\n<p>Director General of\u00a0the\u00a0Leo Tolstoy<br \/>\nState Museum Reserve, Adviser to\u00a0the\u00a0Chief of\u00a0Staff of\u00a0the\u00a0Presidential<br \/>\nExecutive Office, and\u00a0Chairman of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee\u2019s working group Vladimir<br \/>\nTolstoy presented the\u00a0official visual identity for\u00a0the\u00a0anniversary<br \/>\ncelebrations. The\u00a0design incorporates the\u00a0writer\u2019s signature and\u00a0a\u00a0graphic<br \/>\ninterpretation of\u00a0the\u00a0numbers 200 and\u00a028, the\u00a0latter holding special<br \/>\nsignificance for\u00a0Leo Tolstoy. He also presented the\u00a0concept for\u00a0a\u00a0multi-part<br \/>\nfeature film titled The\u00a0Leo Constellation, dedicated to\u00a0the\u00a0life and\u00a0work of\u00a0the\u00a0famous writer. The\u00a0initiative received support from Chairman of\u00a0the\u00a0organising<br \/>\ncommittee Anton Vaino, Chairman of\u00a0the\u00a0Union of\u00a0Theatre Workers of\u00a0the\u00a0Russian<br \/>\nFederation Vladimir Mashkov, and\u00a0General Director of\u00a0the\u00a0Mosfilm Cinema Concern<br \/>\nKaren Shakhnazarov.<\/p>\n<p>Tula Region Governor Dmitry Milyaev<br \/>\nreported on\u00a0the\u00a0preparations the\u00a0region is making for\u00a0the\u00a0upcoming anniversary<br \/>\ncelebrations, highlighting the\u00a0development of\u00a0a\u00a0nationwide tourist route, titled<br \/>\n\u201cLeo Tolstoy\u2019s Russia.\u201d The\u00a0route will initially connect seven regions of\u00a0Russia\u2019s Central Federal District before expanding to\u00a0the\u00a0North Caucasus,<br \/>\nSouthern, Volga, and\u00a0Northwestern federal districts.<\/p>\n<p> The\u00a0meeting concluded with reports by\u00a0representatives<br \/>\nof\u00a0Russian Railways and\u00a0Yandex, who spoke about their companies\u2019 contributions<br \/>\nto\u00a0the\u00a0anniversary celebrations, including the\u00a0creation of\u00a0new products and\u00a0the\u00a0implementation of\u00a0projects aimed at\u00a0preserving and\u00a0promoting the\u00a0legacy of\u00a0the\u00a0great writer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief of\u00a0Staff of\u00a0the\u00a0Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino chaired the\u00a0third meeting of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee for\u00a0preparing and\u00a0holding celebrations marking Leo Tolstoy\u2019s 200th birth anniversary. The\u00a0meeting was attended by\u00a0more than 60 members of\u00a0the\u00a0organising committee and\u00a0invited guests, including cultural figures, scholars, representatives of\u00a0public organisations and\u00a0government agencies, including the\u00a0heads and\u00a0officials from twelve regions of\u00a0the\u00a0Russian Federation. As\u00a0part of\u00a0the\u00a0meeting agenda, State Secretary\u00a0\u2013 Deputy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobbymagazine.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}