The ensemble performed at the IV International Charity Festival of Christian Culture "Russia – Greece. Together through the Centuries"

International Charity Festival of Christian Culture " Russia-Greece. Together through the Ages" has been held since 2016.

The festival is traditionally held on the Greek island of Corfu. Every year, up to 10,000 guests from Greece, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Russia attend the festival.

This year, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, together with the Center for Cultural Cooperation named after St. Spyridon of Trimythous, for the first time, is holding the IV International Charity Festival of Christian Culture “Russia – Greece. Together through the Centuries” in Russia, in the ancient town of Konakovo in the Tver Region.

The festival is held with the broad support of state, public, and church organizations in both countries, including the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Russian Historical Society, the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, as well as the Mayor's Office of Kerkyra (Corfu, Greece) and the Administration of Konakovo.

The grand opening of the festival took place on August 29, 2020, at 7 p.m., in the central square of the city of Konakovo.

The Chairman of the Festival Organizing Committee, the Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, S.V. Stepashin, the Deputy Chairman of the Tver Region Government, A.A. Emelyanov, and the Mayor of Konakovo, M.E. Li, addressed the festival participants with welcoming words.

On the occasion of the festival's opening, a concert by artists was held. The concert was attended by the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by its artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Gromov performed the songs "I'll Harness a Troika of Greyhounds" and "The Frontline Driver's Song." The audience also warmly welcomed the performance of the ensemble's soloist, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Romanov, who sang the popular songs "Russian Field" and "Victory Day" accompanied by the ensemble's choir and orchestra.

The festive concert was attended by representatives of governmental, public, and religious organizations, as well as thousands of residents of Konakovo and the Tver region.

The concert was broadcast online on the YouTube channel of the Spas TV channel.

As part of the IV International Charity Festival of Christian Culture “Russia – Greece. Together through the Centuries”, a gastronomic Russian-Greek fair, thematic exhibitions and workshops, a sports Olympics, a helicopter show, fireworks, a light show, and other cultural events dedicated to the historical, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the two countries will take place in the Tver Region.

The festival will further strengthen the friendly relations and multilateral cooperation between Russia and Greece.