“This week we celebrated the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture.
On this occasion, we would like to highlight the contribution of Russian art and culture to American society,” the diplomatic mission said in a Telegram message.
They recalled that Russian writers, ballet dancers and symphony orchestra musicians "are ubiquitous in modern American life."
“Dostoevsky's novels, Tchaikovsky's music, Chekhov's plays, Anna Pavlova's performances - we highly appreciate their contribution to our society.
Many American actors have been trained in the Stanislavsky "method", many of them, such as Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and Marilyn Monroe, were trained by Mikhail Chekhov, the nephew of the famous playwright," the agency said.
The embassy also noted that American directors like Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Ford Coppola "were inspired by Sergei Eisenstein."
“We would like to say once again that Russian culture is in no way “cancelled” in America, on the contrary, it undoubtedly enriches American society!”
the embassy says.
In March, Russian state leader Vladimir Putin spoke of progressive discrimination in the West against everything connected with Russia.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the "frantic campaign" to discriminate against Russian culture in the West.
According to him, "fascist actions against people of Russian origin and Russian culture" living in the Western world are "completely unacceptable."