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Crystal Inkpot Winners to Be Announced in Minsk

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Crystal Inkpot Winners to Be Announced in Minsk


22.10.2015

On 19-22 October the international forum “Russian Language as a Basis for Cooperation among Talented Youth” and the 2nd international teacher competition “Crystal Inkpot. Chekhov’s Lesson” were held in Minsk with the support of the Russkiy Mir Foundation.

The forum participants attended a choreography master class at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts and went on a tour at the BSU Philology Department. They also met with famous Belarusian journalists—sports journalist and columnist Dmitry Gerchikov, onliner.by correspondent and music journalist Alexander Chernukho and fashion writer Irina Zhukova.

On 21 October the Day of Literature was celebrated at the youth forum. Its participants visited the Writers’ Union of Belarus and attended a meeting with Merited Artists of Belarus, including Valentina Polikanina, Anatoly Avrutin and others. They also went on a sightseeing tour around Minsk which focused on the links between the city and fiction, with a special mention of Francysk Skaryna and his contribution to book printing in Slavic countries. The evening was capped off with a screening of a literature-themed film and a psychological training session “Evening Candle” devoted to the role of fiction in the participants’ lives.

Nine teachers from Italy, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia and Belarus contended for the Crystal Inkpot prize, giving lessons dedicated to the 155th anniversary of the birth of Anton Chekhov. The winners will be announced on 22 October at the closing ceremony of the event.

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