Chobitko P. P. was elected President of the Presidium of the National Union of Calligraphers, and Shaburov A. Yu. was elected Director of the National Union of Calligraphers.

The idea of establishment of the National Union of Calligraphers first surfaced on May 14, 2008 during the International Exhibition of Calligraphy. The union was supposed to bring together the masters of writing from all over the world and to revive the art of calligraphy, which has deep historical roots in Russia.

14 May, 2008
The Calligraphers’ Union» is intended to unite masters of writing from all over the world and lay the foundations to development of the calligraphers’ movement in this country.

The idea of its establishment was initiated on May 14, 2008, at the presentation of the International Calligraphy Exhibition. The participants signed a manuscript that confirms the start of implementation of this project.