In the wake of scholastic exchanges accrued between the State Professional Hotelier Institute "Giancarlo de Carolis" in Spoleto and the State Institute for Tourism Industry "Senkevich" in Moscow, a day of study is organized on the relations between Italy and the Russian Federation from the educational, economic and artistic-cultural point of view. The valuable and fundamental artistic contribution made from Russian companies and artists within the history of Festival dei Due Mondi will be traced. The economic interchange between the Russian Federation and Italy today in the light of current geopolitical tensions will be analyzed. Attention will also be focused on student exchanges, initiated by Moscow and Spoleto educational institutions.