⁷BNGR*-2024: about Denis von Meck- the winner in the field of social activity We continue to communicate with the laureates and nominees of the All-Russian BNGR competition. In 2024, Denis von Meck – an educator, publisher, philanthropist, founder of Tchaikovsky admirers’ associations, and head of the International Charitable Foundation named after N. F. von Meck Read more…

Toktogon Altybasarova is called a “legendary woman” in her native land. She was known for taking care of children evacuated from Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. Toktogon Altybasarova was born in 1924 in the Issyk-Kul region in Kyrgyzstan. She was an ordinary collective farmer. She met the beginning of the war at the age Read more…

They say that song is the soul of the nation, but is it possible to hear the soul in symphonies, operas and instrumental concerts? Today we will learn how the symbol of Russian classical music unites countries and continents and talk about cultural diplomacy in action with Denis von Meck, founder and president of the Read more…

Third Governor of St. Petersburg. Interesting facts of Christopher Minich`s life On this day, 247 years ago, one of the first governors of St. Petersburg, Christopher Minich, died. He connected his life with Russia already at the venerable age by the standards of the 18th century – at 38 years old. However, rather quickly he Read more…

If scientists had invented a time machine, you would hardly want to visit Georgia in the 11th century. A bloody war with the Byzantine Empire, which ended in defeat, civil strife, the invasion of the Turks and an unbearable tribute – these are the realities of this time. However, everything changed with the accession to Read more…

Vladimir Khavkin made history of medicine as a person who introduced into practice a vaccine against the terrible diseases of mankind – cholera and plague. He was considered a medical scientist from Switzerland, France, Great Britain, but he was born and studied in Ukraine. Who is Vladimir Khavkin and what exactly did he do for Read more…

Near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe stands a monument depicting a man warmly dressed for the area. The dignified Briton in full ammunition is called David Livingston. The monument was delivered according to merit: it was Livingstone who discovered South Africa for Europeans and painted white spots on its map. “I will discover Africa or die,” Read more…