Putin said that he grew up on kind and “a little sentimental” films. “There were a lot of such films, there were a number of cartoons,” he said.
Putin noted that art prevents distortion of the past and pitting people against each other. He was speaking to young people at the World Youth Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday.. The Russian president was speaking at the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, where he was addressing young people.