This summer it hosted a spectacular festival of the arts. The First International mari, ski far east festival hopes to reach out to the Asia Pacific Region via russian arts. Renowned russian conductor served as the festivals artistic director. Ranslator i want to emphasize that the mariinsky far east festival is an international festival. We have artists from other asian nations, all of whom collaborate to put the festival together. Young artists who dedicated themselves to refining their performance at this theater were also a part of the festival. We followed these dedicated artists and the people for whom this festival was something very special. In september of 2015, vladivostok hosted the Eastern Economic forum for the first time. Russian president Vladimir Putin opened it by emphasizing the development of the far east region. Vladivostok is homeport to the Russian Pacific fleet. And a military stronghold. During the soviet union area, entry into the city was severely restricted.