Event

Russian Language Day

Russian Language Day Celebrations
Event
Russian Language Day Celebrations
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Location
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Rooms :
Room II
Type :
Cultural performance
Arrangement type :
In-Person
Language(s) :
Russian
French
English

The Russian Language Day, as set out in the decision of the UN Department of Public Information (2010), is celebrated on June, 6th - the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.



The opening ceremony to be followed by a concert and film screening will demonstrate the role that the Russian language plays in strengthening interethnic communication and intercultural dialogue, as well as promoting UNESCO efforts in the sphere of multilingualism and within the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

Organized by the Permanent Delegations of the Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

 

Contact : Counsellor of the Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation Dr. Vitaly Goncharov 0663842347

 Guest entrance from 125 Avenue de Suffren 75007 PARIS