Publications

Svetlana Smetanina Kevin De Ridder is a recent student and now is a state worker from Belgium, who learned Russian language by his own. He took part in the Leaders of Russia contest. He told the Russkiy Mir about his love for Russian language and plans to open youth branch of the Russian Geographical Society in Belgium. Kevin De Ridder - Not so long ago you've become a winner of the Russian language olympiad. How did you become interested in learning Russian language? - I've heard this amazing language for the...

Svetlana Smetanina Photo credit: SPIEF - 2021 What needs to be done to reduce the talent outflow from Russia, as well as to attract professionals from abroad? This year, the International Track appeared on the Leaders of Russia platform for the first time. Thus, foreign participants could send their CVs. The winners can get Russian citizenship and a generous education grant of 1 mln. rubles (about $14 thousand). There are surprisingly many applicants wishing to take part in the competition. This system works The Leaders of Russia Competition was established in 2018 and ever since it has proven its...

Oksana Bezhenar The methodologist of the Russian Center of the University of Milan took part in the 21st International Pushkin Contest announced by the editorial board of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta and the Moscow Government (Department of Foreign Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow). "Russian online during the pandemic: is it a test or a window of opportunity?" was this year's topic. The work of the methodologist of the Russian Center did not reach the final, but participation in such a prestigious contest is important. During this year, our students took part in the Atlas of the World...

Editor’s office of the Russkiy Mir Portal Teemu Keskisarja, a regular contributor to Ilta-Sanomat, a Finnish periodical, historian, and lecturer at the University of Helsinki, wrote an unexpected column in which he compared Finland's standing within the Russian Empire and within the EU. As it turned out, this comparison is obviously not in favor of the European Union nowadays. Unveiling of the monument to Alexander II in Helsingfors (Helsinki), 1894. Photo credit: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland/flickr.com According to the Finnish journalist, whatever sphere of life you take, be it...

Alla Berezovskaya The situation with Russian schools in Estonia can be compared with a volcano that woke up due to external interferences. Over the past 30 years, it has either waned or reawakened. Earlier this year, the local National Reform Party got back to the ruling coalition and raised its favorite, albeit thrice-told agenda - a plan to completely transfer school education into the Estonian language. The fact that has practically become a reality in neighboring Latvia is still under discussion in the Estonian ruling establishments. The Russian-speaking residents of Estonia that make at least 25 percent of...

Russkiy Mir Editorial Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Photo credit: Vkontakte The P.I. Tchaikovsky International Charitable Foundation and the Muzyka Publishing House have launched a unique project to digitize the musical heritage of Russia. The project will start with the complete collections of works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Mikhail Glinka, already available on the Tchaikovsky.pro website. The task of the large-scale project is to preserve and make available to every music lover the works of outstanding Russian composers. 63 volumes of Tchaikovsky's works, as well...