Vladimir Putin will address the plenary session of the Russian Literature and Language Society’s Congress on May 26 2016-05-25 15:45:00 Vladimir Putin will address the plenary session of the Russian Literature and Language Society’s Congress on May 26. The Society was established in 2016 as a public organisation to study and protect the Russian language. The Society’s objective is to consolidate the efforts of scholars, teachers, cultural figures and the global public to preserve the leading role of Russian language and literature in educating young people, strengthening the common cultural and education space, and developing the best traditions of Russia’s liberal arts education, and cultural and educational activity. The Society is presided by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.