Events
May, 27 - June 3, 2008
The V International Festival MOSCOW MEETS FRIENDS «Time for charity»
- About 2000 young talents - musicians, dancers and even circus artists - to participate
- About 20,000 people will have the opportunity to visit concerts and other Festival events. Not less than 10 mln people will see online translations and read publications on the festival.
- Festival aims to influence the public positively in order to encourage charity and call for attention of the authorities and society to be paid on the abandoned children’s problems.
The Festival is organized by the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation in close cooperation with the Moscow City Government and Moscow Committee of Culture with the support of:
- United Nations
- UNESCO
- Presidential Administration of Russia
- State Duma of the Russian Federation
- Federation Council of Russia
The organizing committee features a number of renowned politicians, scientists, public figures, persons of art and culture.
- Kolomenskoye
- Gorky Park
Read more about this topic: Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation
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