29 march 2012

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the opening of a monument to Mstislav Rostropovich at the intersection of Bryusov Pereulok and Yeliseyevsky Pereulok in central Moscow

Vladimir Putin

At the opening of a monument to Mstislav Rostropovich

Participants:
“He was a musical genius of the 20th century, a man his country is rightly proud of. Moreover, he was not only a brilliant musician but also an outstanding humanitarian and simply a wonderful person.”