Poetry Festival

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Poetry Festival is the national festival to commemorate the great Russian poet Pushkin, using the birthday of Pushkin (June 6, 1799) as the festival date. The Russians consider Pushkin as the founder for the standardization of the Russian language. He not only achieves extraordinary position in the Russian literary world, but also enjoys world reputation. Every June 6th, diversified celebration activities are held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg where Pushkin lived. The people will watch the works performed by the actors, scholars and poets, and spontaneously join in the team of commemorating this wise man.