During the meeting, Prime Minister Putin noted that the development strategy for Russian theatres was nearing its completion and that the day's discussion had been highly constructive. “We’ll analyse all the ideas expressed here today,” Mr Putin said in summation of the meeting.
Transcript of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon.
We will now continue the discussion we were just having with your colleagues in the building across the street from here.
I’m very pleased that we can gather in a new cultural institution that was built in just a year and a half...
During the meeting, Prime Minister Putin noted that the development strategy for Russian theatres was nearing its completion and that the day's discussion had been highly constructive. “We’ll analyse all the ideas expressed here today,” Mr Putin said in summation of the meeting.
Transcript of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon.
We will now continue the discussion we were just having with your colleagues in the building across the street from here.
I’m very pleased that we can gather in a new cultural institution that was built in just a year and a half. We have already discussed what is being done for the construction and renovation of such facilities. I’d like to say once again that, despite the crisis, we have not suspended a single construction or renovation project. We are carrying out all projects on schedule, allocating substantial funds for this purpose and even moving ahead of schedule in some cases. We have discussed what has been done in many but far from all regions where this work is taking place.
The number of cultural institutions, including theatres, increased by 40% from 1993 to 2009. At face value, this looks like progress, but, regrettably, we have theatres in only one fifth of Russian cities. We talked about this today as well. Only one fifth of Russian cities have theatres. They are attended by about 30 million people per year, and 47% of people visit theatres very rarely, while almost 30% (29%) have never been to a theatre at all. This problem stems from many causes, and I suggest that we discuss it today. In the past – and this is also the case today, if perhaps not as frequently – people queued up for entire nights to see a show's first performance. Such enthusiasm occurs today more and more rarely.
The same is true of the cinema, and we have also discussed this today. Quite recently, I met with filmmakers in Moscow . There are problems in this industry as well. Have they made one billion?
Remark: 1.08 billion roubles.
Vladimir Putin: Yes, we topped one billion roubles for the first time, but its share of Russian content is sadly meager, and this is a pity. I suggest that we address this and other issues that you consider important so that we can promptly react to your concerns and try to get things moving together.
More to be posted soon...
источник новости: http://premier.gov.ru/eng/events/news/15057/
