Gala evening at the Bolshoi Theater, dedicated to the memory of Alexander Pushkin. Among those present leaders of the party and government: Mikhail Gorbachev, G. Aliev, NI Ryzhkov, EK Ligachev, Eduard A. Shevardnadze, and others. Minister of Culture of the USSR VG Zakharov opens the evening. Among the speakers: C. Aitmatov, GV Sviridov, K. Lavrov and others. Rally in Pushkin Square. Museum-Reserve Pushkin Hills. Church of the Monastery. Rally at the tomb of Alexander Pushkin.