The XIV International Competition What's in my name for you?, which is dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of A. S. Pushkin, starts on 11 March 2024.
Everyone can take part: children and adults, native speakers, as well as students of Russian as a foreign language.
On 18 March 2024, students and teachers met with the writer Olga Goch at the Private Slovak-Russian Primary School in Bratislava.
Olga Goch is a public figure and the author of the books in Russian and Slovak "My igraem" (EN: "We play") and "Sladkaja jagoda" (EN: "Sweet berries").
On March 15, 2024, a banner exhibition "The Light of Yasnaya Polyana," dedicated to the history of the estate museum of L. N. Tolstoy, "Yasnaya Polyana," concluded at the Department of Slavic Languages of the Faculty of Arts at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica.
From March 4th to 15th, 2024, the exhibition was visited by university students and educators.
Maslenitsa is one of the most famous and festive Slavic holidays, originating from pagan culture. This year, Maslenitsa celebrations will begin on Monday 11 March and end on Sunday 17 March. During this time, bright and noisy celebrations are held all across Russia: people ride sleds and horses, organize mass celebrations, bake the iconic pancakes with various tasty fillings, and have tea parties in a heart-warming family atmosphere.
On the 8th of March, we celebrate International Women's Day. Even though this date is not a Slovak public holiday, we can see more men buying flowers for women than usual.
On 2 March 2024, the music world celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, an outstanding Czech composer, father of Czech classical music and creator of the national opera and symphony.
