▁word ▁" c ulture " ▁is ▁utter ed ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁usual ." ▁She ▁specified ▁culture ▁" not ▁only ▁as ▁the ▁art istic ▁and ▁cre ative ▁her itage ▁passed ▁on ▁from ▁generation ▁to ▁generation , ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁our ▁level ▁of ▁communication , ▁capacity ▁of ▁building ▁brid ges ▁of ▁toler ance , ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁trust ▁in ▁others ▁who ▁have ▁different ▁views ▁and ▁profess ▁different ▁faith ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁during ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁celebr ations , ▁three ▁Lith uan ian ▁towns ▁- ▁Dub ing iai , ▁R iet avas ▁and ▁Y lak iai ▁- ▁were ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁towns ▁of ▁peace , ▁where ▁priority ▁of ▁culture ▁is ▁implemented ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁public ▁life . ▁ ▁Russia ▁▁ ▁In ▁Russia ▁the ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁numerous ▁institutions ▁and ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁Ge odes y ▁and ▁Cart ography , ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Arts , ▁The ▁Nicholas ▁Ro er ich ▁Est ate ▁Museum ▁in ▁Iz var a , ▁The ▁Union ▁of ▁Art ists ▁of ▁Russia , ▁local ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Culture , ▁etc . ▁C ele br ations ▁are ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Ek ater in burg , ▁Ir k ut sk ▁and ▁Bere zn iki . ▁Notable ▁Russian ▁polit icians ▁and ▁public ▁figures ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁D uma