Perm won a grant from the European Union to hold cultural festivals

In Perm, within one and a half years - from March 2009 to September 2010, there will be a festival of "European accents". The project will involve the Hungarian city Peych which received the status of the cultural capital of Europe in 2010, and "brother" Perm Duisburg.
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