This year marks the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin; The Poet and writer. The Russian Language Day is observed annually on June 6th.
The Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2010. Together with Ukrainian and Belarusian, the Russian language makes up the eastern branch of the Slavic family of languages. Russian is the primary language of the overwhelming majority of people in Russia and is also used as a second language in other former republics of the Soviet Union. Do let’s explore the importance of the Russian language and why you should consider studying Russian?. Russian is the most widespread language in Eurasia. Russian is spoken by roughly 260 million within Russia and aboard. Online approximatively 110 million Internet users speak Russian.
What We Do
One of the goals of this program is to maintain equality in all six official languages. The purpose of the United Nations Languages Days is to raise awareness of the history, culture and development of each of the six official languages among the staff of the Organization.
On 6June for the birthday of the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin, within the framework of the program for the support and development of multilingualism and cultural diversity, the United Nations celebrates the Day of the Russian Language.
The decision to hold the Days of Languages was made by the Department of Public Information (now the Department of Global Communications) on the eve of the International Mother Language Day, celebrated annually on February 21st at the initiative of UNESCO.
Each language has the opportunity to find its own unique approach and develop its own program of activities for the day, including inviting famous poets and writers and developing informational and thematic materials.
Why we celebrate Pushkin’s Birthday?
Александр Сергеевич Пушкин (1799-1837)
Pushkin is considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of contemporary Russian literary language. He was born in 1799 in Moscow into a noble family.
Among his ancestors was a captive Abyssinian who became the personal servant and then a protе´gе´ of Peter the Great, and Pushkin subsequently wrote about his great-grandfather in his unfinished story Арап Петра Великого.
His talent as a poet was already evident during his early years at the Lyceum where he wrote poems in Russian and in French. His famous poem 19 октября written in 1825 was dedicated to the anniversary of the Lyceum opening in 1811.
While there Pushkin was asked to recite his poem before the celebrated Russian poet Gavriil Derzhavin, and Derzhavin was so impressed with the talent of the young poet that he hailed him as his successor.
Methodology of teaching Russian language and literature
The method of teaching Russian language begins to teach language to students in primary school. The first method of teaching Russian language is practicing technique. Psychological and pedagogical laws of the learning process are like the needs of the society. At the beginning of these needs are communication tools. The communication tools define the ways of teaching Russian to students according to their language characteristics. The method of teaching Russian language consists of the literary parts of the language skills of students, the concepts of grammar, the change of language system over time (assimilation) and other parts of language science. Methodology; pedagogy, psychology and philosophy at the intersection of disciplines. These disciplines have a common interest.
Activities for learners and non-learners
For the celebration of the Russian Language Day, Cultural events among others, may include performances of musical and literary works, competitions, exhibitions, lectures, pop performances and cultural performances, national cuisine days and performances by folk groups, film screenings and express language lessons for those wishing to learn the official language.
Frequently asked Questions
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List of useful Russian words and short Russian expressions
Before going to any country, it’s always important to know some basic words and expressions that will help you get by and ask people for help and assistance if needed. I included a few Russian expressions in this guide that will help you get around in Russian speaking countries.
Best books to learn Russian
The first book we recommend to learn Russian is the Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook.
Best websites to practice Russian with native speakers.
Ways to practice online with native speakers These websites work by connecting you with someone over a text, audio, and/or video service to facilitate communication. useful for beginners and intermediate learners.
How long does it take to learn Russian?
When studying a new language (including Russian) people always tend to start by asking the million-dollar question: How long will it take to learn this new language?
List of useful Russian sentences
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My ultimate tool to learn Russian – Pimsleur
Add new words to my vocabulary on a daily basis The vocabulary lists are conveniently placed at the end of their corresponding stories, and the words are listed in the order they were used.
Watch Russian TV!
A useful tool to learn languages. I love to watch Russian TV series to hear all kinds of new expressions.
“How to learn and memorize Russian words quickly?
But more specifically, how long does it take for a word to be transferred from short term memory to long term memory.
Russian verbs and their conjugation for daily use
Regularily use Russian verbs and their conjugations.
Best free websites and apps to learn Russian
The lessons are very simple and fun. They’re designed as small quizzes that you need to answer before moving on to the next questions. The lessons are brief, so you can easily fit in some studying during commuting time on the bus, during your lunch break or anytime you have five minutes.
My favorite YouTube channels to learn Russian.
YouTube has also been super useful when I first started learning Russian because this video platform has a huge amount of free video lessons.
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