Coordinator of the party project "United Russia" "Culture of a small motherland," State Duma deputy Olga Kazakova said that in implementing President Vladimir Putin's mandate to create a network of cultural centers in Russia will use all party resources. "Today we see the growing interest of residents of small towns and villages to cultural life in its various manifestations. At the same time, the issue of the construction of such centers in a particular locality should be undertaken with due regard for the opinion of local residents, "Kazakova said..

She stressed that the party project EP "Culture of the Little Motherland" is ready to start a discussion in the regions, because the party already has experience in implementing three projects: the "Local House of Culture", "Theaters of Small Cities" and "Theaters for Children".

Kazakova noted that due to active involvement of citizens in the regions it was possible to achieve serious results. "As a result of 2017, attendance of theaters of small towns for the year increased by 15%, and children's and youth theaters attracted more than 8 million viewers. We managed to upgrade the equipment in more than a thousand local houses of culture ". she stressed.

President Putin at a meeting with his confidants on January 30 stated the need to create in the country's regions a network of cultural centers for the development of art, education and events. The tasks of the party project EP "Culture of the Little Motherland" is to support rural clubs and cultural houses in cities with a population of less than 50 thousand. human. To participate in the project, local residents are actively involved. Particular attention is paid to theaters of small towns, for which the federal budget in 2017 allocated 670 million rubles.