On September 25, the traditional Russian Language Day was held in Bratislava, organized by the European Fund of Slavic Written Culture and Literature and the Russian Center. The gathering brought together Russian language teachers, methodologists, textbook authors, and language specialists from various countries.
On August 29, 1944, the Slovak National Uprising began. It became one of the largest anti-fascist insurrections in occupied Europe during World War II, uniting Slovak military personnel, partisans, and volunteers from many nations in the fight against the Nazi regime and collaborationist authorities.