Oct. 18 – Celebrating the 4th centenary of the Crusca Academy Vocabulary, edited in Venice in 1612, Moscow honored the event by reprinting the vocabulary and presenting it last Tuesday in the Italian Embassy. The president of the Academy, professor Maraschio, the poet Sedakova, the italianist Solonovic, and the director of the Italian Culture Institute professor Dell’Asta were present at the opening ceremony, alongside about 100 representatives of the cultural and press scene in Moscow. The event is part of the XII Italian Language Week in the World and Exhibitaly, a four-month promotion of made in Italy excellence in Russia.
