In the framework of the business venue IV of St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum registered participants will be able to visit open lectures of Russian artists, will see the play by Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre "The Cherry Orchard" and will attend the presentation of the new books.

Honored Artist of Russia Irina Mazurkevich, film and theater actor Peter Krasilov, actress Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre Ksenia Lavrova-Glinka and director of the theater "Sovremennik" Igor Popov will give an open lecture on Deсember 14 at 17:30 at the Russian Ethnographic Museum. All registered participants will be able to visit the event.

After the 7pm lectures visitors of the business venue will enjoy the theatrical translation of the "Russian Theatre" - the play by Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre "The Cherry Orchard" directed by Adolf Shapiro. The main role in it will perform Renata Litvinova, Andrei Smolyakov and Sergei Dreyden.

On the final day of the Forum, 16 December, there is another one open public event - the presentation of the book by Oleg Nikishin and Alexander Shelyagov "Battle for the skies of China" as well as books by Vladimir Zakharov and Yevgeny Bazhanov, rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The event will start at 19 o'clock in the Russian Museum of Ethnography.

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