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What was cultural diplomacy like 100 years ago?

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What was cultural diplomacy like 100 years ago?

From a spontaneous idea to international recognition...

It's January 1, 1919, a poetry evening of one of the country-known writers. One of the listeners is the leader of the state, also a former journalist. The state he leads used to be supported by the countries which appeared defeated after the World War, and is now at risk of revolutionary hostilities caused by another political movement. The state urgently needs a survival plan.

Step-by-step, note-by-note

Music written by prominent national composers made part of the evening and by changing one mind, it changed the following 100 years. Amazed by the works he heard, the state leader started to view it as a powerful instrument.