“Donbass is filled with joy”: director Sokolova voiced an important nuance of Putin’s Message

The Kiev regime separated children from Lermontov and Nekrasov

Vladimir Putin, during his Address to the Federal Assembly, stated that the “Zemstvo Cultural Worker” program will begin to function in Russia starting in 2025. Thanks to this, cultural workers who decide to work in rural areas and small towns will receive a one-time payment of one million rubles. In the Far East and Donbass the amount will be twice as much. The famous director Vera Sokolova assured MK that such an initiative of the president pleased not only cultural figures, but also the residents of Donbass.

“This wonderful moment will greatly support cultural workers who decide to work in rural areas and will help them get back on their feet,” says Sokolova. “But the most important thing is that, finally, a decent level of cultural life will be ensured in the countryside. Rural clubs, various ensembles, orchestras, perhaps even video, television and film studios will appear. Thanks to these innovations, culture in the village will reach a completely new level, and village residents will finally have the opportunity to develop their children, teach them music, dance and other various types of art. I think that all cultural figures will welcome this initiative. And in general, culture is what holds our nation and our multinational people together.

Especially, according to Sokolova, the president’s initiative will benefit residents of new regions of Russia. The director assures: in Donbass people are drawn to culture.

“Donbass was filled with joy after the president’s words,” Sokolova assures. “That’s why there, even during hostilities, cultural life does not calm down for a minute. In Gorlovka, for example, in the Palace of Culture destroyed due to a missile hit, rehearsals are still going on to this day. There are wonderful ensembles and theater studios there, which take prizes at competitions in our country. People in Donbass are drawn to cultural life – I realized this from my very first trip to the DPR and LPR. And, of course, the emergence of new specialists from greater Russia will bring a new spirit to their lives.

– Let’s not forget that in the liberated territories, which were under the Ukrainian regime for many years, a completely savage approach was taken to the education of young people. Many children in the liberated territories do not know, for example, who Gagarin is. What can we say about Aivazovsky, Nekrasov, Lermontov! Our specialists who will come to work there will definitely correct this nuance. There is enough work for everyone there!