Piotrovsky will give a tour of the Hermitage to Putin and the leaders of the CIS countries

Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, will give Russian President Vladimir Putin and his CIS colleagues a tour of this central St. Petersburg museum. The Russian leader is currently awaiting guests in the Alexander Hall.

While waiting for the high-ranking visitors, Putin and Piotrovsky talked, and also looked out the window at the panorama of the Palace Square, which is decorated with the main Christmas tree of St. Petersburg.

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