Russia’s Writers’ Union and Investigative Committee sign a cooperative agreement

The Union of Russian Writers and the country’s Investigative Committee signed a cooperative agreement, on Monday. The  document was signed by union chairman Valery Ganichev and investigative committee head Alexander Bastrykin.

“It is becoming a more and more  important and difficult task to preserve and protect the historical truth and reliably ensure the security of Russia’s information. Therefore, [through our combined efforts], we will be able to make a contribution to the fight for the minds of the young generation,” said Bastrykin.

Ganichev said in turn that “writers are by nature the same thing as investigators … They explore various spheres of human life [and] study the causes of societal processes.”

According Ganichev, the endeavor “gives young writers the opportunity to make a more in depth study of the image of an investigator and translate it into a work of art.”

Alexander Bastrykin was admitted to the Russia’s Writers’ Union at the beginning of June 2016.