our country, and in sochi the international festival of patriotic song red carnation named after joseph kobzon, artists and composers from different regions of russia participate in it as well as the donetsk people's republic of belarus, uzbekistan and moldova , a large entertainment program was prepared for the contestants and spectators. they can visit master classes and meet famous musicians songwriters events are supported by the ministry of culture. the oldest festival and it once began in sochi in 1967 and we return to sochi we return, sochi we return professional composers to those who continue the best traditions of the soviet composer school, that is, the soviet song, because many beautiful songs are written by our colleagues from show business, but it is precisely the soviet songs, the uplifting mass songs, that are sung in times of sadness, joy, mass events. today, within the framework of the festival , an international meeting of composers will be held, the participants will discuss the development of song art in our country. well, the winners of the contest will be announced tomor