September 29, 2011 Gianguido Breddo, honorary consul of Italy in Samara region and Republic of Tatarstan, and prof. Adriano Dell'Asta, attaché for cultural relations of Italian Embassy in Moscow, visited Samara State University within the Year of Italy in Russia. They had a meeting with students of our university. Prof. Adriano Dell'Asta shared his impressions of his life and work in Russia, told about coming events during the year of Italy in Russia.
Prof. Adriano Dell'Asta is a real expert and admirer of Russian culture and literature; he makes a wonderful company, that is why the meeting turned out in a lively conversation. Prof. Adriano Dell'Asta told students about his knowledge of works of Russian writers, and the reasons why he decided to connect his life with Russia and Russian literature. During his teaching career Prof. Adriano Dell'Asta not only gave lectures on Russian literature; he also translated to Italian some works of Solzhenitsyn, Solovyev, Bulgakov, Grossman. He willingly answered numerous questions students asked him and in good Russian.
Hopefully, this meeting motivated our students to study Russian literature and history which arouse sincere genuine interest in foreigners.