Putin offered to share with other countries the experience of the program “Pushkin card”
Russia is ready to share with other countries successful developments in the field of culture, including the Pushkin Card project, President Vladimir Putin said. According to him, the model of the program is easily adapted for other countries.
Russia is ready to share with other countries successful developments in the field of culture, including the Pushkin Card project, President Vladimir Putin said. According to him, the model of the program is easily adapted for other countries.
“It is possible to change the denomination, age limits, the list of institutions, preserving the principle of direct access to culture and freedom of choice,” Putin said at the XII International Forum of United Cultures in St. Petersburg.
Putin stressed that the Pushkin Card allows young people aged 14 to 22 to visit museums, film screenings, theaters and concerts for free. Thus, the program “embedded culture in the everyday life of schoolchildren and students,” Putin added.
The Pushkin Card project was launched at the initiative of the President in August 2021. The balance of the card is replenished by the state on January 1 of each year. Now its limit is 5 thousand rubles. In July, the Ministry of Culture proposed to increase this amount to 7 thousand rubles. and expand the program to circuses.
