And we will save you, Russian language

In Nalchik, the international summer school «The roots of the friendship of our peoples — in our history» has come to an end, which is financed by the Russkiy Mir Foundation and the Kabardino-Balkaria State University named after H. M. Berbekov.

At the opening ceremony of the school. Vice-rector of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University Arthur Kazharov, Professor of the Tbilisi State University named after I. Javakhishvili Joni Kvitsiani, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Philology, Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin Olga Kovalchuk, associate professor of the Department of Russian Language and Literature of the South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University Ualikhan Abdyhanov, chairman of the Society of Russian History and Culture «Veche» Anatoly Kanunnikov, head of the Georgian national cultural center «Rioni» Anzor Lobzhanidze, head of the department for pre-university training and career guidance the work of KBSU Aksana Karasheva, the head of the literary studio «Candle» GBOU «Children’s Academy of Creativity» Sunny City» Fatima Tazova talked about the The role of the Russian language and culture in the unification of peoples, whose friendship goes back deep into the history of our state.

Students of four universities — KBSU, Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin, Tbilisi University named after I. Javakhishvili, South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical Institute, schoolchildren who study at the Literary Studio «Candle» GBOU «Children’s Academy of Creativity» Sunny City «, took part in all educational and cultural and educational activities, met in lectures with features of the functioning of the Russian language in post-Soviet time, the development of Russian-language literature in Belarus, the formation of the East Slavic population in the North Caucasus, with various aspects of interethnic tolerance, participated in the round table «International experience in implementing projects and programs in the field of youth policy», the ethnographic holiday «We are united by the Russian language», the discussions «The roots of the friendship of our peoples — in our history», wrote the essay «Why I love Russian language and Russian culture? «, read your favorite works at the poetry evening «Pushkin’s lyrics are a pure spring… Learn Russian! «.

The format of communication with university professors, experts of the Youth Department of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of the KBR, a multifunctional youth center, teachers, students of the secondary school of Upper Zhemtala, a trip to the high mountain village of Verkhnaya Balkaria, organized by the administration and the education department of the Cherek District of the KBR, left in memory of each participant an unforgettable experience.

The deputy head of the administration of the Cherek region at the opening of the ethnographic holiday «Journey to the multicultural world» Us unites the Russian language «in Upper Zhemtala stressed that the integrating role of the Russian language can be spoken without restraint.» The same idea was voiced in the presentations of the teams on the topic «Russian language and literature in my city «, in which the school participants demonstrated examples of love of the Russian language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia.

One of the youngest participants of the school, one of the youngest participants, Aznaur Khatkutov, who is studying at the Literary Studio «Candle» at the Children’s Academy of Creativity «Sunny City» in his composition «Why do I love Russian language and culture?»:

… The Russian language — the language of international communication — is so rich, beautiful and vital that it is impossible not to learn, not to love, not to guard, like something dear and dear to the heart.

I just have to open this inexhaustible storehouse of knowledge, the route map I already have. Thank you to the international summer school «The roots of the friendship of our peoples — in our history» of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University! I hope that in a few years I will return here, but not as a schoolboy, but as a student at the Faculty of Philology In their responses, the school participants appreciated the spiritual and moral benefits of the school and expressed confidence that it is not enough to know the history of their people or their country: one must appreciate and respect the culture of neighboring countries, reckon with the past, do not repeat mistakes, and love and cherish to the Russian language, which opened for the representatives of dozens of peoples the vast expanses of social and cultural space.

Summing up the results, Svetlana Bashieva, the head of the Russian Language and General Linguistics Department at Kabardino-Balkarian State University, founder and head of the international summer school, noted that the communication of participants, regardless of age and status, was on an equal footing, which removed communication barriers and increased the productivity of teamwork. And the participants themselves said that the «roots of friendship», of course, need to be strengthened, and expressed the hope that the international summer school in KBSU will be held annually, expanding its borders.