The President said that Sergei Mikhalkov’s creative work and achievements are of great significance in Russia’s history. Mr Putin discussed the anniversary celebration plans with the poet’s family. In particular, film director Nikita Mikhalkov spoke of the plan to place a monument to his father by the house on Povarskaya Street in Moscow, where the poet lived and worked.
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100th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov
March 13 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov. Vladimir Putin met late the evening before with poet’s family in the Moscow Region settlement of Nikolina Gora.