April 10, 2014, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation will host the opening of the photo exhibition “Spiritual Heritage of Eurasia “, which will be supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living abroad and international Humanitarian Cooperation , Moscow State Linguistic University. During the event , upon completion of the ceremony, a round table themed: “Development of religious tourism and pilgrimage in the Russian Federation and the CIS ” is to be held.

The event is expected to discuss religious tourism, pilgrimage of excursion – cognitive orientation, involving attendance of religious centers, operating cult monuments, museums , as well as discussion of the improvement of tourism in Russia and the CIS countries , including the development of common standards and the quality of tourist services, and training for the tourism industry, the further development of bilateral tourist routes, the creation of the atlas – information maps of the objects of worship.