On the 10th of October 2017 in Bratislava, with a great success, a number of actions took place within the framework of the XVIIth musical, educational and cultural-spiritual program "Voices of Orthodox Russia". The organizer was the International Public Foundation of the Unity of Orthodox Peoples with the support of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia.
In the Orthodox Church of St. Rostislav in Bratislava, the Divine Liturgy was held in the morning, headed by His Beatitude Archimandrite Preshovsky, Metropolitan of the Czech lands and Slovakia Rostislav.
In the afternoon, in Russian Center of Science and Culture in Bratislava was hosted a presentation of a series of books "Russian writers and Orthodoxy", published by the publishing house "Unity!". Before the meeting, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia in Slovakia Alexey Fedotov made a greeting speech. The President of the fund, Professor Valery Alekseev, spoke about the uniqueness of the published books, about the educational and charitable activities of the fund.
The head of the Russian Center of the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture participated in all events and held meetings with the Chairman of the Foundation, Professor Valery Alexeev and representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia under the Moscow Patriarchate, rector of St. Nicholas Church in Kotelniky (Moscow) Archimandrite Seraphim. A warm friendly conversation turned into a mutual desire for cooperation. With wishes of successful work, a set of books was presented to the Russian Center. The event was accompanied by the performance of Orthodox choirs.
In the evening, in the main Catholic Cathedral of St. Martin a large charity concert of sacred music was held with the participation of well-known Russian choral ensembles - the chamber chorus "Classica" of the International Public Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Peoples, chamber choir of the Moscow State Conservatoire named after P.I. Tchaikovsky and the choir of the Moscow State Institute of Music named after A.G. Schnittke.
The concert served as an example of the friendly ties between the two Slavic peoples, demonstrated the proximity of cultures and languages. The Orthodox festival was widely covered by Russian and Slovak media.