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❗️ Today is #RussianLanguageDay. 300 millions people speak Russian worldwide. But the holiday is marred by the facts that millions of Russia speakers are deprived of right to use it in all spheres of life.

Linguistical discrimination is running rampant in Ukraine & the Baltic States.
Today is the #RussianLanguageDay! It was established by UNESCO in 2010 & celebrated worldwide on 6 June on the birthday of the Great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin - "father" of the Great Russian literature who laid foundation for the Russian literary language.

Russian is among 10 most spoken languages in the world - around 258 million speakers. On top of that:

- It is among the 5 most used languages by number of publications in the international scientific databases;
- It is recognized as an official or working language in 15 of 23 international organizations (first of all the UN and global sectoral organizations under its auspices);
- It is recognized as one the FIFA official languages (along with English, Spanish, French and German)
Alexander Pushkin’s birthday is perfect time to familiarize with his works. Follow the link to watch animated version of “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” (English subtitles) – a fairy tale in verse created by Pushkin in 1833. Enjoy!

➡️ https://is.gd/dRXqHP

Another remarkable work by Alexander Pushkin: the Tale of the Golden Cockerel – one of the most favourite fairytales for millions of citizens of Russia & ex-USSR countries, familiar since the days of childhood. Follow the link to read the English version. the Tale of the Golden Cockerel was created in 1834, only a year after the Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

➡️ https://is.gd/jUvl5W

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🗓 On June 6, Russia celebrates #RussianLanguageDay.

On this day in 1799, the greatest poet, prose writer, playwright, historian, critic, and founder of the modern Russian literary language, Alexander Pushkin, was born.

🇷🇺 On June 6, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed an Executive Order on holding Russian Language Day annually in order to “preserve, support and promote the Russian language as a national treasure of the peoples of the Russian Federation, a means of international communication and an integral part of the cultural and spiritual heritage of world civilisation.”

• Support and promotion of the Russian language abroad is one of the most important tools for expanding international cultural cooperation between Russia and other countries.

• Russian has the status of a state and official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other countries.

🇺🇳 Russian is the official or working language in a number of international organisations, including the UN and some of its specialised agencies, the SCO, OSCE, CIS, EAEU, ATS, CSTO, ISO, CES, GUAM, IFRC and ICRC.

❗️ The Russian language is one of the most popular languages in the world:
6️⃣th most spoken language in the world;
8️⃣th most widespread language;
2️⃣nd by the number of websites on the Internet.

In general, about 146 million citizens of the Russian Federation and 130 million people abroad speak Russian.

#RussianLanguage #Pushkin
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🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, June 7, 2023)

🔹 FM Sergey #Lavrov’s schedule
🔹#Ukraine
🔹Tolyatti-Odessa #ammonia pipeline explosion
🔹#Moldova
🔹 #SPIEF2023
🔹 Report on the #HumanRights in certain countries
🔹 #BritishCrimes against the Maori
🔹 #Senegal
🔹#RussianLanguageDay

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#Ukraine

No matter how hard Western sponsors may strive to saturate the Kiev regime with weapons in order to inflict the maximum possible harm on Russia, their efforts are in vain. Even more people will perish, if they continue doing this. Unfortunately, the Kiev regime will not calm down and will continue to perpetrate extremist and terrorist attacks all over the world.

#Moldova

Unlike the collective West, Russia is not interfering with Moldova’s internal affairs. It is not asking for anything, nor is it suggesting that it changes or rewrites anything. Russia does not come up with any pre-conditions. Russia complies with existing agreements and works to promote the relations that have not yet been blocked by Maia Sandu and her team. Unfortunately, Russia is witnessing a situation where the people that came to power in Chisinau under completely different slogans are destroying the country.
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🗓 June 6 is #RussianLanguageDay in Russia.

✍️ #OnThisDay in 1799 the greatest poet, writer, playwright, historian, publicist, creator of the modern Russian literary language Alexander Pushkin was born.

🇷🇺 On June 6, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the annual celebration of Russian Language Day in order to “preserve, support and develop the Russian language as a national treasure of the peoples of the Russian Federation, a tool of international communication and an integral part of the cultural and spiritual heritage of world civilization”.

Russian is one of the most popular languages in the world. It is spoken by about 146 million citizens of the Russian Federation and 109 million abroad.

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#RussianLanguage #Pushkin
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings on Russian Language Day

💬 This June 6, we celebrate the 225th birthday of Alexander Pushkin, the great Russian poet. The UN Russian Language Day is observed on the same day.

Russian culture and science created their universally acclaimed masterpieces in the language which served as the mother tongue for Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev. The role the Russian language plays in terms of enabling people of various ethnic backgrounds to communicate internationally can hardly be underestimated. Today, over 250 million people speak this language around the world.

The fact that various multilateral structures have designated Russian as their official or working language demonstrates just how relevant it is in today’s world. Russian Language Day has been listed in the UN’s International Days and Weeks calendar as part of the programme to promote multilingualism and cultural diversity.

The Russian language’s broad dissemination around the world, as well as our common past and far-reaching economic and people-to-people ties have come together to create a solid foundation for reinforcing integration processes across the Eurasian space. <...>

🤝 I am convinced that marking Russian Language Day, which is timed to coincide with the jubilee of our great poet, helps promote international cultural and educational cooperation and maintain an atmosphere of friendship and trust among nations.

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