While the ecological situation may be getting worse, the only silver lining in the cloud of pollution is that the level of ecological awareness is rising. Following Europe’s example, activists in Russia’s big cities are trying their best to draw attention to the country’s environmental issues.
The Art of Survival festival scheduled to take place this weekend aims to highlight pressing ecological problems via the medium of art. The festival will be held at a newly opened art space with the ecological name “Taiga” located on Palace Square.
“I think such festivals play a significant role in raising environmental awareness,” said Angelina Davydova, a representative of the Russian-German Ecological Information Bureau. “On the one hand, we are trying to draw people’s attention to environmental problems, showing their causes and consequences, and on the other hand we are discussing ways of solving them at different levels: From political measures to private initiatives.
For more: The St. Petersburg Times - Green weekend
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