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Russian Space festival opens in Paris1
24.04.2019 Behind The Black River Theater from St. Petersburg is to present three plays and a concert within the frames of the festival.
Russian Space festival opens in Paris
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Latvian court condemned Russian schools to closure2
23.04.2019 Latvian Ministry of Education and Science intends to transfer education in schools to Latvian language from the 2020/21 school year.
Latvian court condemned Russian schools to closure
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Date and place of meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are determined3
23.04.2019 The meeting is scheduled in Vladivostok on April 25.
Date and place of meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are determined
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Kersti Kaljulaid encouraged dialogue with Russia4
22.04.2019 "There are always aspects where our interests align,” said Estonian President.
Kersti Kaljulaid encouraged dialogue with Russia
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Vladimir Zelensky wins presidential elections in Ukraine by large margin 5
22.04.2019 Urla ne voter for its new President last Sunday.
Vladimir Zelensky wins presidential elections in Ukraine by large margin
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The world famous tenor Alessandro Safina recorded “Blue Eternity”, a song by Muslim Magomayev, in Italian, turning it into an international hit. 1.5 million Internet users watched the music in three weeks. Comments of admiration were left in Russian, Italian, English, Turkish and many other languages. The tenor, who performed with Jose Carreras and recorded songs for Hollywood musicals, told us what attracted him to Russia.
Last week, the Orthodox villages of Uganda, a small photography exhibition, was opened at Lomonosov MSU. It was arranged following an ethnographic expedition by the University. Quite a few Orthodox believers in this African country make from 4 to 6% of the population. Few people know about the even more surprising phenomenon - the Ugandan Old Believers, who have been parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rites Church since 2012.
Can a modest, law-abiding history teacher become the main threat for national security of a European country? Easily! If she lives in Lithuania, makes no secret of her love for Russian language and culture and - oh, dear God! - her photo with Dmitry Medvedev was noticed in the Internet…
The International Year of Indigenous Languages declared by the United Nations has come at the rather favorable for the Veps language period. Scholars studying it, as well as Vepsian writers and journalists have in unison proclaimed this time to be its renaissance. In the 1990s there was a boon accompanied by financial and administrative investments; and its benefits cannot be underestimated: dictionaries and text books have been published, Vepsian cultural centers and classes have been opened, newspapers, web-sites and TV channels have been operating in the Veps language. And just as important is the fact that young people come to learn the Veps language, including Russian youth.
What is the future of Russian language in Central Asia? This question is still open and the prospects are rather unclear. According to the 1989 census, 80% of the inhabitants of Soviet Union spoke Russian. In 2019, everything changed dramatically. More than half of residents throughout Central Asia (except Kazakhstan) do not speak Russian.
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