The Organising Committee, comprised of leading researchers of Dostoyevsky’s work, heads of memorial museums and representatives of the Russian regions connected with the writer’s life, approved a list of key cultural heritage objects and the main events of the upcoming celebration.
Preparations for celebrating Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 200th anniversary are being carried out in accordance with a Presidential Executive Order dated August 24, 2016, and the President’s instructions following a joint meeting of the Council for Culture and Art and the Council on the Russian Language held on December 2, 2016.