On the eve of the new academic year, from August 16 to August 29, 2021, Russian language teachers from Slovak universities are taking part in a two-week online advanced training course "Modern trends in Russian as a foreign language and methods of teaching it in a foreign language environment."
June 27, at the Russian Center of the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture, a solemn awarding ceremony was held for the members of the Slovak team that took part in the International Online Olympiad in mental arithmetic "Akira Battle - The Invasion of the Magicians".
On June 22, Bratislava honored the memory of those killed during the Great Patriotic War. At the monument to the soldiers-liberators at the Slavin memorial complex, commemorative events were held with the lighting of candles, the laying of flowers and wreaths.
On June 6, the International Literary Online Marathon "Reading Pushkin's Lines" started in Slovakia.
The event is timed to the Day of the Russian Language, which is celebrated on the birthday of the classic of Russian literature - Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.
From 6 to 24 May 2021, the Russian Center ofthe European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture held a series of openlessons dedicated to the exhibition "Art in War, War in Art". Theexhibition is currently held at the Aircraft Gallery of the European Foundationof Slavic Literature and Culture and is dedicated to the 80th anniversary ofthe outbreak of World War II. The events were held in small groups, taking intoaccount antiquated measures.
On May 8-9, solemn events dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the victory over fascism took place in Bratislava.
For the second year, Bratislava celebrates this day amid social restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
