On February 29, 2024, a meeting was held at the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture for students studying Russian at the Department of Slavic Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, University. Mateja Bela (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia) with representatives of the Foundation.
Every year on 21st of February, Mother Tongue Day is celebrated around the world. This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1999.
The date serves as a remembrance of the events that took place on the 21st of February 1952 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where police shot dead students demonstrating for the recognition of Bengali as an official language.
On 12 February 2024, the Private Slavic Gymnasium in Bratislava hosted the literary event "A. N. Ostrovsky and his work 'Without a dowry'". The event was organized by the European Fund for Slavic Literature and Culture in cooperation with the gymnasium's Russian language teachers as part of the educational project "The Golden Age of Russian Culture. A. N. Ostrovsky".
Today, Slovak nation remembers the 175th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Slovak poets – Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav.
Pavol Országh (Hviezdoslav being his pseudonym) was born on February 2, 1849 in Vyšný Kubín, Orava region, into a poor aristocratic family.
On January 28, a creative drawing workshop titled 'Create Your Own Dragon' took place at the European Slavic Literature and Culture Foundation. Children learned to draw this year's symbol – a dragon. The dragon holds a special place in Eastern mythology, symbolizing strength, wisdom, and good fortune.
These days, more gatherings of Russian literature enthusiasts were organized by the European Slavic Literature and Culture Foundation within the Golden Age of Russian Culture project. This season has started out with the event called “A. N. Ostrovsky. Profitable place”, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of this great dramaturg´s birth.
