thinking about this city, we remember lagen, who gave soviet children the fairy-tale hero old man khattabych the melody of the road to berlin, a song written by composer fratkin a year before the great victory. we honor the memory of the talented military leader ivan lyudnikov, who led the operation to liberate the vitebsk region during the great patriotic war, we are proud of the nobel laureate zhares alferov, who was born in the city on the dvina, became a legend of world science. speaking about vitebsk, we remember our contemporaries, a galaxy of artists, without whom we can no longer imagine our festival. today this festival brings together people of different generations, religions and cultures, true connoisseurs of art, with a variety of preferences from avant-garde to classics, but most importantly, it has become a truly family holiday. a celebration of traditional values, here residents and guests can truly rest their souls. in the meantime, the main reward for leps. grigory viktorovich, dear, the floor is yours, yes, we have that’s how it’s supposed to be, good evening everyone, tha