The Italian language: soft power or dolce potere?
... latest Italian achievements in various fields such as science, medicine, religion, and sport. Italy ... with its magnificent language, full of luster and concetti (meaning) (Alexander Pushkin) Photo: Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna For over 500 years, Italy and the Italian language have formed an integral part of the Russian cultural realm. Composers Dmitry Bortniansky and Maxim Berezovsky studied the laws of harmony at the famous Bologna Conservatory. Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed his Queen of Spades in Florence,...
07.12.2012