Russia will respond asymmetrically Poland on the abolition of the Year of culture - unilaterally strengthen contacts with the Polish cultural figures, said the Minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky.
" We are from the Ministry of culture, if this decision is approved by the government of Poland, will take an asymmetric answer. We not only won't block our contacts with Polish bands and artists, And unilaterally them up. We invite to us more Polish artists, We certainly invite some good Polish theatre to us on tour. And if our artists will want to go to Poland, We also help them. Such unilateral Year culture, " Medinsky said, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". He added that the Russian Federation will also hold a festival of Polish cinema. on July 24, Warsaw officially announced the cancellation of all activities within planned for 2015 " Year of Poland in the Russian Federation " and " the year of Russia in Poland ". Later it was declared that the Ministers of great Britain and Scotland decided to stop support passing the cross Year of culture of Russia and the UK " by the conduct of a superpower in Ukraine ". However the British Council hopes that the planned events within the framework of cross-years Russia and great Britain will take place, despite the fact that the national government does not take part in them, said at the British Embassy.

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