The President will attend a gala evening marking the launch of the Year of Literature 2015-01-27 15:05:00 On January 28, Vladimir Putin will visit the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre to take part in a gala reception to mark the start of the Year of Literature. Fifty leading actors of the Art Theatre of different generations will present a literary composition based on classical and modern works of Russian literature. The President signed the Executive Order on holding the Year of Literature on June 12, 2014.