People’s artist of Russia, rector of the Academy of Russian ballet named after Vaganova Nikolai Tsiskaridze in an interview, “Roscosmos TV” explained that have in common the ballet and space. Interview posted on YouTube.
The artist noted that in the Russian ballet and in space emphasize the scale.
— Classic performances, large-scale performances – that we are strong and it can’t afford the West, because it is very expensive and no country in the world does not invest much in culture, how he Russia, — said Tsiskaridze.
He added that the ballet and the cosmos is a large — scale public projects.
People’s artist of Russia remembered that when he was in one of the museums of Washington, dedicated to space exploration, he was surprised how little attention there is paid to Yuri Gagarin.
— If I never knew the story and didn’t know who actually flew in space, who made major changes in the human this amazing breakthrough, this Museum would never have known. There is a tiny photo of Yuri Gagarin and the same letters it is written that such and such a date, such year flew Gagarin into space. And all the rest is devoted to America — said the artist.
Tsiskaridze said that he was very upset, but considered it a kind of patriotism.
— I think it is important to emphasize that we have strong, what have we done to the world, — the interlocutor summarized.
