May 22, 2023

ICF Sponsors the Japanese Seasons in the Republic of Tatarstan

International Chodiev Foundation is proud to sponsor the festival of the Japanese culture, Japanese Seasons in the Republic of Tatarstan, held from 11 to 13 May 2023. 

One of the highlights of the festival was the screening of the film ‘Kubota’s Kimonos: A History on Silk’, created and directed by Radik Kudoyarov with the support of the ICF in 2020. In 2021, the documentary was named Best Film in the Design and Fashion category at the Master of Art international documentary film festival, and was screened at the Brooklyn Film Festival. 

Another notable event of the festival was a meeting with Alexander Dolin, the Professor of the Higher School of Economics.  Mr Dolin is the author of a unique compilation of Japanese poetry, an eight volume translation of about 500 works of Japanese poems, from the 6th to 20th centuries.

In addition, Japanese Seasons included the exhibition of works by sumi-e artist Oleg Usov, a meeting of haikai poetry lovers, kendo demonstrations, and other master classes.