Greeting from Valery Slezin

Dear organizers and participants of the International Calligraphic Exhibition!

The prosperity of Russia depends on the education of the younger generation, the Russian people, their intelligence, happiness, and health. We must always think about the future. A human mind can be improved through continuous study and practicing the skills which are typical for human beings only. Calligraphy is one of such basic arts which improves the fine motor skills and the comprehension of calligraphic texts. Thereby, a person trains one’s motor skills which are a characteristic trait of human beings only.

One of the burning problems of this century is the gap between technological progress and human abilities. Only by targeting certain brain structures we can obtain the answer to the problem. It is up to us to make the decision!

Valery Slezin,

Professor, Doctor of Biology, Head of the laboratory of neuropsychophysiology of St Petersburg Research and development Psychoneurological Institute n.a. Bekhterev