Russian orphans were shown the ballet “The Nutcracker” online. This was reported in a press release from the organizers of the event, received by the editorial office “Lenta.ru” a>.
The broadcast of the ballet was organized by the Children’s Defense Fund, created by decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin a >, together with the Ministry of Education, with the support of the Bolshoi Theater and the French company Pathé Live. The Nutcracker was seen by over 30 thousand people from 1.1 thousand institutions for orphans and children left without parental care throughout Russia. In addition, all institutions received book libraries as a gift from the fund.
“On these New Year’s days, we asked the country’s main theater to show only for orphans a fairy tale about the struggle of deceit and honesty, light and darkness. This is very important for every person. We believe that disadvantaged children will accept the Nutcracker with their hearts. means that good will win, “said the chairman of the Children’s Protection Fund Albert Likhanov .
A team of cameramen, directors, directors, actors and employees of the Bolshoi Theater, specialists in online broadcasting, volunteers of the Faculty of Psychology worked on the project Lomonosov Moscow State University , fund employees and other people.
The Fund for the Protection of Children was created to consolidate the efforts of the state and civil society institutions to protect the rights of children. The Ministry of Education and Science will act as the founder of the fund on behalf of Russia. The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin signed in October 2020.