Bashkir delegation has taken part in international festival in Kokand

UFA, 20 September 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Eugene Tretyakov/.

Bashkir folk craft masters have taken part in the First international folk craft and applied art festival, held in one of the most ancient cities in Middle Asia – Kokand. As journalist Gulchachak Khannanova reported to “Bashinform”, the festival gathered masters of wood cutting, smithery, ceramics painting, weavers, blacksmiths, embroideresses, fullers, manufacturers of national musical instruments, potters and designers from 83 countries and all regions of Uzbekistan. 34 kinds of applied art were presented at the festival. Russian delegation was headed by Minister for culture RF Vladimir Medinsky and president of national section of International Council of folklore and traditional art festivals (CIOFF) in Russia, director of State Russian Art V. Polenov House Tamara Purtova. Vladimir Medinsky has highly appreciated the importance of the projects, like in Kokand. “They are very important nowadays, in the epoch of globalization, when we de facto loose our roots. National tradition, national culture, national crafts – all that is replaced by unified products but we strong because we still remember our traditions, our families and our forefathers” – he said and emphasized that Russia has to hold cultural folklore festival-2020, close to Kokand’s one by spirit, at the highest level – “After glorious victory of the head of the Republic at the elections we just have to hold the forthcoming festival on a worldwide scale” – Vladimir Medinsky stated.