FILATOV CULTURAL FORUM
Preserving the traditions of Russian science — we create the medicine of the future.
FILATOV CULTURAL FORUM is a unique project dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Academician Vladimir Petrovich Filatov. It is aimed at preserving Russia’s historical and scientific heritage, engaging youth in exploring the culture and history of Russian medicine, fostering an understanding of the true calling of a physician and patriot, and developing creative vision and thinking within the profession and across society at large, drawing on the exemplary life of the outstanding physician, Academician Vladimir Petrovich Filatov. The project is organized by the V.P. Filatov International Foundation for Biomedical Technologies Development and is implemented with the support of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, the National Center for Historical Memory under the President of Russia, and under the scientific guidance of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The project implements cultural, scientific, and business programs held in Moscow and in the Republic of Mordovia, Saransk — the homeland of Academician Filatov.
The cultural program includes an All-Russian Photo Contest to engage and fulfill the creative potential of the medical community. A total of 693 entries from 69 regions of the Russian Federation were submitted. The winners will visit Moscow for the scientific-practical conference and celebratory anniversary gala for the award ceremony. The jury consists of leading Russian journalists, representatives of the Ministry of Health, and cultural figures. The exhibition of finalists’ works will be held in Moscow and Saransk.
On February 6, 2025, the stage of the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad will host the premiere of a commemorative theatrical production. The script is based on letters by V.P. Filatov, his wife and associate V.V. Skorodinskaya, literary works reflecting the life and professional career of the Academician, memoirs of colleagues and disciples, and previously unpublished archival documents. Starring Honored Artists of Russia: Olga Kabo and Vladislav Demchenko. Stage director — Igor Maslov-Korobeinikov, member of the Russian Guild of Film Directors and Member of the Union of Cinematographers.
At the gala event, a presentation will be held for the bibliographic Collection about V.P. Filatov, containing previously unpublished letters and materials from the Academician’s personal archive; during the anniversary year, the Foundation will also reissue the scientific works of the Academician.
On the same day, February 6, 2025, the Scientific and Practical Conference “Filatov Readings: ‘My Discoveries Must Remain with Russia'” will take place, serving as a platform to discuss fundamental and clinical scientific fields developed by the Academician. The event will unite scientists, doctors, and young researchers. Modern biomedical developments of the followers of V.P. Filatov’s scientific school and best related clinical practices will be presented.
Speakers at the “Title Session Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of Academician V.P. Filatov” will include Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Dibrova, President of the V.P. Filatov International Foundation for Biomedical Technologies Development; Elena Petrovna Malysheva, Head of the National Center of Historical Memory under the President of Russia; and Ramil Usmanovich Khabriev, Scientific Director of the N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The business program will also feature the screening of a documentary about Academician V.P. Filatov produced by the V.P. Filatov International Foundation for Biomedical Technologies Development.
All main events will take place at the project’s primary venue, the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad, at 2 Nizhnyaya Radishchevskaya Street.
In the ancestral homeland of Academician V.P. Filatov in Mordovia, an exhibition of the photo contest finalists’ works and a screening of the documentary about Academician Filatov will be held. Events will take place on March 5, 2025, in Saransk, at the I.D. Voronin Mordovian Republican United Museum of Local Lore. Detailed information is available on the project website: https://filatov-forum.ru/
