Some 50 bloggers from 25 countries, including Abkhazia, Armenia, Belgium, Bolivia, the UK, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, and others, are converging on Kaliningrad to join up. Their combined audience tops 34 million.
The Media School is designed to help participants hone their professional skills, swap insights with Russian peers, discover the country firsthand, and craft compelling content about Russia for their followers.
Today, we are seeing centrifugal forces at work around the world—the global community is fragmenting along various fault lines. Yet you, on the other hand, are coming together. You are finding common ground and are open to dialogue. This is a wonderful opportunity to exchange views and build lasting connections," emphasized Maria Zakharova.