The congress of the International Union of Pop Artists was held in Moscow.

On the last day of June, the next congress of the International Union of Pop Artists took place in Moscow.

Among the delegates are Russian pop stars: People's Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Vinokur, People's Artists of the Russian Federation Yuri Antonov, Igor Krutoy, Oleg Gazmanov, Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Dronov (Shaman) and Alsu, and other popular performers. The delegates received a standing ovation from the People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, renowned composer Alexander Sergeyevich Zatsepin, who celebrated his 100th birthday this year.

The meeting was led by Viktor Moiseev, member of the Presidium of the MSDEI Board, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. He conveyed greetings to the forum participants from Vitaly Somov, Chairman of the Board of the creative Union "Association of Pop Artists of the Republic of Crimea", member of the Board of the MSDEI.

"In the context of a special military operation, pop art is becoming an important spiritual pillar that connects the front and rear, strengthens unity and supports the morale of society," it emphasized. "Through pop art, we can and should talk about the most important things — about patriotism and courage, about loyalty and love for the Fatherland, about what truly unites people."

Actually, the further discussion took place in line with this context. The delegates, including Taisiya Povaliy, Rodion Gazmanov, Elena Maksimova, Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Sergey Volchkov, Inna Malikova, Felix Tsarikati, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Yuri Malikov, were unanimous in their opinion: the International Union of Pop Artists plays a significant role in consolidating the Russian audience around moral, patriotic and spiritual values, and this work It should continue and become even more extensive in its scope.

In his speech, People's Artist of the RSFSR Lev Leshchenko recalled that it is culture that can and should be a bulwark for promoting the national idea, which is justifiably receiving such close attention today. "Supporting culture and pop art, which is the most popular and beloved of the people, is a task of national importance," concluded Lev Valeryanovich.

Having picked up this idea, People's Artist of the RSFSR Evgeny Petrosyan developed it further and shared his memories of constructive moments concerning the culture of state support that turned out to be in Soviet times.

"I had the honor to be a member of the artistic council of the USSR Ministry of Culture on stage for more than 20 years,— said Evgeny Vaganovich. — And everything that was expressed there by cultural figures, and the heads of concert halls and organizations, and the Minister of Culture himself carefully recorded. Because the masters voiced very important thoughts — they are practitioners, they are in contact with the people, they understand what affects the viewer and what does not."

The participants of the meeting warmly supported all the ideas expressed regarding the directions of further expansion of the Union's activities, stating that the MSDEI builds its activities in full accordance with the Fundamentals of state Cultural Policy approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation. As you know, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed that the state cultural policy is designed to ensure priority cultural and humanitarian development as the basis for economic prosperity, state sovereignty and civilizational identity of the country, it should help strengthen the all-Russian civic identity, unity and cohesion of Russian society, and improve the quality of life in the Russian Federation. And it is precisely these moments that are fundamental in the activities of the International Union of Pop Artists.