Russia is a multinational state.

In addition to Russians, who make up 80% of the population, there are 180 other peoples.

The strongest culture is based on the Russian language and Russian epic, but the culture of other peoples has also made an invaluable contribution to the common cultural heritage of our country.

Russian culture is not only a treasure trove of our country, but also of the world. Whatever Russophobes may say, it is impossible to imagine world culture without the music of P. Tchaikovsky and D. Shostokovich, literature without the works of Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Alexander Pushkin, without Russian ballet and Russian folk dance, without the masterpieces of icon painter Andrei Rublev and the paintings of V. Serov, K. Bryullov, I. Repin, I. Aivazovsky, V. Surikov, without the bass of Fyodor Chaliapin and the soprano of Galina Vishnevskaya.

This list can be expanded endlessly.

Russia is rich in talent.

In Russia there are 640 theatres, 37 circuses, 12 conservatories, 3,500 museums, 124 museum-reserves, and 271 art galleries. 

Despite the development of the Internet and the ability to read books online, there are 40,745 libraries operating in Russia.

Every year in Russia there are many different festivals (light, jam, music, dance, military bands, books, cucumber, flowers and much more)