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The Fourth International Conference "Russia and Europe: Topical Issues of Contemporary International
Journalism" was held in San Marino on October 8, 2015.
Laura Guerra, Vice President, Tonino Guerra Cultural
Association (Italy): Our relationship with Russia, based
on friendship and love, lasted for almost 40 years.
When he was still a boy, Tonino came to love
[Alexander] Blok's and [Sergey] Yesenin's poetry and
it inspired him throughout his life. In the late 1940s,
he started writing in the Romagnol dialect to give the
language of the people a new voice. In this way, he
resurrected his mother tongue.
First of all, we want to preserve the memory of Tonino, of his friendly attitude toward Russia.
We have a chance to conduct various activities that would link Russian and Italian cultures, mak-
ing it possible for artists, poets and filmmakers to interact closer and providing a good oppor-
tunity for them to work together in order to make this world a better place.
Michele Chiaruzzi, representative of the University of
San Marino, director of the International Relations Center
(San Marino): Why is it so important for the University
of San Marino and its International Relations Center
to host this international conference? Because one of
the university's prime missions is to help our city and
state influence relations between this unique political
society, the city and state and Europe, in particular
the European Union. Pursuant to this mission, San
Marino decided that relations with Russia and naturally with everything that Russia represents,
including media activity, any information activity and its promotion, is an important matter both
for Europe and for the European Union.
Gianfranco Vestuto, director general, Russia News (Italy):
Our era is characterized not by the invention of the
means of information but by the creation of the mass
media, such as the commercial film industry, televi-
sion, the radio, newspapers and many other things,
which can broadcast a news report immediately to
millions of people.
The development of the media, however, depends
not only on technological achievements and scientific
Russia and Europe: Topical Issues of Contemporary International
Journalism