On September 13th a press conference “Heritage and Creativity, Dialogue of Generations. The Origins” was held in the building of the Primorsky Territory Administration. This event was designed to coincide with the International Film Festival of the Asian and Pacific Region Pacific Meridians, to highlight the role of charitable and social activities in the preservation of cultural heritage, and to touch upon actual issues of modern creative art. M.V. Slipenchuk, founder of several charity funds, President of the Varyag Cruiser Charity Fund for the Support of the Navy, spoke to the journalists.

Other speakers at the press conference were D.A. Tekiev – Chairman of the Committee for Economic Policy and Property of the Primorsky Territory and Vice Speaker of the Primorsky Territory Administration, V.T. Slipenchuk – writer, member of the Writers’ Union of Russia, A.S. Doluda – Creative Director of the International Film Festival of the Asian and Pacific Region Pacific Meridians.

Participants in the press conference discussed the issues of cultural heritage preservation in various spheres of humanitarian activity, in particular, literature and cinema. Representatives of the artistic community, public sector, and charity organizations spoke about the role of non-governmental support of the cultural heritage and shared their creative ideas and plans.
M.V. Slipenchuk, who arrived in Vladivostok on the invitation of E.V. Moskalenko, Commander of the Guard Missile Cruiser Varyag, and the Pacific Fleet headquarters, told journalists about the educational and patriotic activities of his fund, of large-scale projects implemented until now, and described certain aspects of the “patron of the arts” culture among modern businessmen.