European Foundation for Slavic Script and Culture

The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is a revered miraculous icon of the Mother of God, which appeared in Kazan.
The history of the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos begins in the 16th century. It was then, on July 21, 1579, that her appearance took place.Iconographically, the Kazan icon is usually referred to as an abbreviated version of the Hodegetria. Such icons go back to the prototype kept in Blachernae Church in Constantinople.

The memory of St. Sergius of Radonezh is celebrated several times a year: on July 18 - the remembrance of the acquisition of his honest relics (1422), on October 8 - his death (1392).

The European Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture and the Foundation of Ukrainian Literature and Culture congratulate everyone on the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. Day of Peter and Paul, the full name is the Day of the holy, glorious and supreme apostles Peter and Paul.

On June 8, 2022, teachers from the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture and from the Foundation of Ukrainian Literature and Culture held an open lesson and introduced children and library visitors to the work of the famous writer JK Rowling (b. July 31, 1965). J. K. Rowling is a British writer, screenwriter and film producer, best known as the author of the Harry Potter series of novels. During the event, young readers learned interesting facts from the biography of JK Rowling, discovered the wonderful world of Harry Potter and fantastic creatures, and also revealed the images of the heroes of the works.

The European Foundation of Slavic literature and Culture and the Foundation of Ukrainian Literature and Culture congratulate everyone on the International Day of the Family! The family is the greatest treasure and the highest human value. She gives shelter and support, gives happiness to motherhood and fatherhood, forms character and life guidelines.

On July 5, Slovakia celebrates a public holiday - the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius. One of the important pages in the history of Slovakia is connected with the names of these saints and their great mission to Great Moravia (part of Great Moravia was also located on the territory of present-day Slovakia). The great mission contributed to the strengthening of the Christian faith among the Slavic peoples, made an invaluable contribution to the development of their culture. The names of Cyril and Methodius are associated with the invention of one of the first Slavic alphabets, with the help of which Slavic translations of liturgical books were recorded.