PURPOSE: On June 6th for the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander.S. Pushkin, the United Nations celebrates the Russian Language Day/День русского языка. One of the goals of this program is to maintain equality in all six official languages. The purpose of the UN Languages Days is to raise awareness of the history, culture and development of each of the six official UN languages among the staff of the Organization. Russian is one of the world (global) languages. This status was given to the language in the 20th century. The spread of the Russian language was largely a consequence of the activities of the Russian Empire, then the USSR and modern Russia. The status of the Russian language was enshrined in the United Nations, where Russian is one of the six official languages.
FORUM: "Promoting Mulilingualism and Linguistic diversity." Russian Language Day 2024. On this day in 1799; The greatest poet, writer, playwright, historian, publicist, creator of the modern Russian literary language Alexander Pushkin was born. On June 6, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the annual celebration of Russian Language Day in order to “preserve, support and develop the Russian language as a national treasure of the peoples of the Russian Federation, a tool of international communication and an integral part of the cultural and spiritual heritage of world civilization”. Russian is one of the most popular languages in the world. It is spoken by about 146 million citizens of the Russian Federation and 109 million abroad. Do you like languages, are you interested to include Russian in your linguistic skills. To express your interest for the celebration of the Russian Language Day and to promote the langue. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #RussianlanguageDay, #RussianLanguage, #6june, #interpretation, #Деньрусскогоязыка, #Русскийязык, #6июня, #Многоязычие.
EVENTS: On June 6th to mark the Russian Language Day 2024, the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations, the UN DGACM, the Permanent Delegation of Russia to the UNESCO, the United Nations Information Centre, the United Nations Multimedia and all the other United Nations entities will hold a series of virtual events in New York, Geneva and Vienna, including a poetry reading, a literature recital and theatrical performances.
At UNITED NATIONS HQ in New York -The United Nations delegates and staff will observe the day at the United Nations HQ, featuring a documentary on simultaneous interpretation. The DGACM USG Movses Abelian paid tribute to linguists and their invaluable contribution to the global mission.
At UNESCO HQ -At 3 p.m. Room I opens the doors for Delegations of Member-States, Observer Missions, Secretariat and the guests of UNESCO for an official opening ceremony to be followed by the Gala concert with the participation of soloists, choir, musicians, dancers and ballet artists. From 3:00 pm to 6:45 pm, the Permanent Delegates of the Russian Federation, Armenia Republic, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus Republic, the Kazakhstan Republic, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Republic will celebrate the anniversary of Alexander Pushkin will participate to a cultural performance and a film screening which demonstrate the role that the Russian language plays in strengthening inter-ethnic communication and intercultural dialogue and showcase efforts and progress made in the sphere of multilingualism within the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Linguists and interpreters working with the Russian language are welcomed for practical training in the current Russian discourse at the hybrid seminar (Room VIII and online at 10 a.m.). Watch the ceremony at 3-00 PM GMT (Paris time)
At UN GENEVA - Cultural events, among others, may include the performance of musical and literary works, competitions, exhibitions, lectures, variety performances and performances by cultural figures, national cuisine days and performances by folklore groups, film screenings and express language lessons for those wishing to learn another from the official languages of the United Nations. An online musical programme will be co-organized by the Cultural Activities Programme of the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation.
PODCASTS: Русский язык в Организации Объединенных Наций. Listen to the audio-podcasts!
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: Promoting Russian Culture, Langues and Traditions. Get the campaign materials!
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It is an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. With its magnificent literature, richly expressive language and fascinating history, Russia appeals to a wide variety of interests.
The decision to hold language days was taken by the Department of Public Information (now the Department of Global Communications) on the eve of International Mother Language Day, celebrated annually on February 21 at the initiative of UNESCO.
The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity, as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.
Join the Interperters; Translators and teachers to celebrate the Russian Language.
Learn how to write and speak the language(s) fluently
Study the literature of a language by looking at authors or genres in depth, or focus on the medieval, the eighteenth century, or the modern era.
Choose from a broad range of options including literature, intellectual history, linguistics, film studies and advanced translation.
Reward study which include, for example, the novels of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Pushkin's poetry, or the latest writing from contemporary Russia; the history of the Russian language and its development up to the present day; texts from the Russia of Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great or Stalin, and related topics in film, the visual arts and music.
The Russian Language Day at U.N. is hosted by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Secretariat, United Nations Security Council, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), the United Nations Translation Service, the United Nations Television (UN WEB TV), the United Nations Photo, the United Nations Multimedia Service, the United Nations Radio, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO),the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the UNESCO. With the collaboration of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission on Belarus to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Kyrgyztan to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the United Nations, the Permament Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations.