Since last May 31, the province of Tucumán has hosted the Russian Culture, Education and Science Days, which include several activities that seek to awaken the interest of both fans of its culture and history, as well as the general public who want to get closer to that country.
“For some years now, the Casa Rusa in Buenos Aires has been developing cultural and educational ties with the Province of Tucumán that are becoming increasingly stronger. For example, UNT already has several agreements signed with Russian universities that will surely become concrete cases of cooperation. It is about the exchange of teachers and students, joint research and publications, the organization of conferences and congresses, Russian language courses,” highlights Olga Murátova, Director of the Russian House in Buenos Aires, who is promoting this initiative in our province.
Olga also comments that as part of these days the Russian Film Series of the world-famous film studio Mosfilm will be presented, which this year celebrates its centenary. “It is part of the national heritage of Russia, and its history is inseparable from the history of the country. In the hundreds of kilometers of film filmed at Mosfilm, you will find the life of an entire people and the destiny of each individual,” she assures.
Within the framework of this cycle, the Tucumán public will be able to enjoy five Soviet and Russian films that will be screened with free admission in the Hynes O’Connor Room of the Cultural Entity of Tucumán. It opened last Friday the 31st with the screening of “Ballad of a Soldier” (1959) by Grigory Chujráy. The performances will continue every Tuesday in June at 8 p.m. in the same room with the screenings of “Walking through Moscow” (1964) by Georgi Danelia, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” (1979) by Vladimir Menshov, and “The White Tiger ” (2012) and “La Moscow Clandestina” (2023), both by Karén Shajnazárov, current general director of the Mosfilm studio.
““They are films from different years, from different eras, so in this way, Argentine viewers can form a more complete opinion about the different stages in the history of the Russian film studio and our country.”adds Muratova.
On the other hand, last Saturday, June 1, the historical-documentary exhibition titled “Salvas sobre el Neva” from the Victory Museum, located in Moscow on Poklónnaya Hill, was inaugurated in the foyer of the San Martín Theater. The event was accompanied by a presentation by the musical group “Los Cosacos”, under the direction of Marianna Kazakova, a Russian violinist who resides in Tucumán.
About this exhibition, the owner of the Russian House in Buenos Aires comments that it tells the most tragic pages in the history of her country and the Great Patriotic War: the siege of Leningrad. The siege began on September 8, 1941. The inhabitants of the city firmly endured 872 days, during which communication with the rest of the country was maintained only through Lake Ladoga and by air. The siege was lifted on January 27, 1944. “This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. The exhibition includes important historical data, documents, archival photographs, everything that will help visitors to have an overview of what happened in besieged Leningrad,” he concluded, but not before thanking all those who make the organization of these events possible. activities, among them authorities of the province, the National University of Tucumán, the Cultural Entity, the San Martín Theater and especially his compatriot Marianna Kazakova and her husband.
