{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Watch Russia - EN","provider_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en","author_name":"adminkuznetsova","author_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/author\/adminkuznetsova\/","title":"Only Love Makes Cultural Ties Stronger - Watch Russia - EN","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5lzae4uUoD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/culture\/only-love-makes-cultural-ties-stronger\/\">Only Love Makes Cultural Ties Stronger<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/culture\/only-love-makes-cultural-ties-stronger\/embed\/#?secret=5lzae4uUoD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abOnly Love Makes Cultural Ties Stronger\u00bb &#8212; Watch Russia - EN\" data-secret=\"5lzae4uUoD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/de_05049-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"On the Russian political firmament, Mikhail Shvydkoy, diplomat and the Russian President\u2019s Special Representative for International Cultural Cooperation, cuts a somewhat unusual figure. He is an art critic, television host, educator, and the founder of the Musical Theatre. We spoke with Mikhail Shvydkoy about how cultural ties cannot tolerate force, even soft power, and are born out of love, like art and children; about how perceptions of Russian culture vary in different countries; and about his firm conviction that life is beautiful in any age, which we do not get to choose."}