THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS DRAWS UP THE ASSESSMENT








MOSCOW, March 7.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Elizaveta Sviridova).  The
room of the Councils of Cathedrale of the Saver accomodated today the
56e ordinary meeting of the Russian Academy of the Art schools fondee
in 1757.

Its participants will review activity of the Academy from 1997, will
elect new regular members, member-correspondents and honorary members
of the Academy.

The correspondent of RIA " Novosti " learned that the mayor of Moscow
Iouri Loujkov and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexis II
would be elected members honoris caused Academy of the Art schools.

There will be also a ceremony of handing-over of medailles of gold and
money of the Academy for the best artistic and architectural works.  A
great number of artists who took share has the rebuilding of
Cathedrale of the Saver will receive distinctions.