Ak-kalpak, the Kok-boru game and the World Nomad Games – three more objects of cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan have joined the UNESCO list. The certificate awarding ceremony took place on Friday at the Historical Museum in Bishkek. The general director of the organization Audre Azule arrived in the Kyrgyz capital to participate in the celebrations, Kabar reports.

On June 11, a festive concert dedicated to the Day of Russia will be held at the Moscow Musical and Drama Theater named after Magtymguly. Yulia Zaitseva, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan, representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, told the ORIENT correspondent about this.

The opera music of the great Giuseppe Verdi was performed in Ashgabat on the stage of the Magtymguly Music and Drama Theater. The concert with the participation of Italian opera diva Maria Pia Piscitelli and the State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan conducted by Rasul Klychev took place on June 3. The evening was dedicated to the 210th anniversary of the outstanding Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.

The Russian dance ensemble "Ogonki" named after Harry Polevoy will perform at the international folklore festival "Avaza-2023" in Turkmenistan, writes the portal "Evening Barnaul".

The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Italy plans to hold a presentation of the first collection of poems by Magtymguly Pyragy in Italian. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Turkmen government for Culture and Mass Media Mahrijemal Mammedova during her visit to Italy, the MFA of Turkmenistan reports.

June 6 is the International Day of the Russian Language, celebrated at the world level.

A touching concert dedicated to the memory of a talented musician, an outstanding teacher and just a wonderful person Nikolai Artyomovich Amiyants took place on Saturday at the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva. Honored Art Worker of Turkmenistan, the founder of the Turkmen violin school Nikolay Artyomovich is known in the Turkmen musical world as a teacher with a God-given talent.

The second part of the unusual open-air exhibition of contemporary art was presented in Malevich Park. The unique "museum" was created at the end of 2020, 25 km from Moscow, in the village of Razdory. The place was named after the Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich. Pavilions and art objects in the park with their appearance refer to suprematism and the artist's creations, RIA Novosti reports.

The Week of Culture of the Turkic States will be held in Turkmenistan from June 24 to 29 with the participation of representatives from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, as well as the leadership of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) and its Secretariat.

A film about the life of Magtymguly Pyragy Istärin directed by Arslan Eyeberdyyev was shown at the Cinema House of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia in Yerevan as part of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Armenia.