MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sent birthday greeting to Director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin.
The telegram was published on the government’s website on Sunday.
"A well-known theatrical figure, a talented director and teacher, you have written many bright pages in history of Russia’s culture," the prime minister said greeting the theater director on his 70th birthday.
"To a big extent, due to you professional and outstanding organizational skills, the country’s one of the major theaters preserves carefully its traditions, without soling the sense of time," Medvedev said.
The prime minister pointed to interesting Internet-projects, which the theater does under the director’s supervision. On the Internet pages, visitors learn the rich history of the Bolshoi, "can feel special energy of the theater, which is an attraction for millions of people."
Vladimir Urin was appointed the Bolshoi Theater’s Director on July 9, 2014.