Monument to Confucius at MGIMO

Bronze, 1.5m., Moscow (Russia) 2012

A solemn opening ceremony of the bust of the great figure of world culture Confucius took place in the University. The event was attended by the rector of MGIMO A.V. Torkunov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia Li Hui, Executive Secretary of the Pushkin Section of the Writers’ Union of Russia I.P. Novoselov and a member of the International Union of Artists with UNESCO, a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, the author of the sculptural bust of Confucius G.V. Pototsky.

The ceremony was opened by the rector of MGIMO A.V. Torkunov. He told about the history of the MGIMO Sinology School, about the contacts of the university with educational institutions in China and recalled the meeting held in early October with a delegation from Beijing Pedagogical University.