Attention to people’s culture to help avoid grave consequences - Putin

MOSCOW, July 3 (Itar-Tass) - Attention to the culture of people will help to avoid grave consequences such as those in Iraq or Iraqi Kurdistan, President Vladimir Putin said. “The use of imposed templates, including in culture, education and politics, which results in disrespect for the history and traditions of certain nations have grave consequences,” Putin said on Thursday, July 3, referring to Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan and Libya. He noted that they had acted like “a bull in a china shop, trampled everything down and went away, doing all this under good pretexts and with good intensions”. As a result, the countries are falling apart. “There is chaos and disintegration. This is why attention and careful handling of the history, traditions and culture of a nation are very important. No schemes, still-born schemes can work outside historical and cultural heritage,” he said. Putin stressed that this did not mean that progress would stop. On the contrary, “progress is inescapable, but one has to be very careful with history and culture”. Learn more on itar-tass.com