President of Russia: Vladimir Putin took part in the unveiling ceremony of a monument to A. S. Pushkin in Seoul

November 13, 2013 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, being with official visit in the Republic of Korea, took part in the unveiling ceremony of a monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.

In his speech Vladimir Putin noted: “The unveiling of this monument to Pushkin is further recognition of Russian culture’s tremendous contribution to the global cultural heritage. I hope that this monument will inspire Koreans and visitors to Seoul to study the Russian language, Russian culture, and Russian literature”.

I want to congratulate you all on what is certainly an extraordinary event in our cultural life and express the hope that we will have many memorable events ahead in the development of our cultural and humanitarian cooperation.