June 06, 2017 | 22:46 (GMT+7)
Russian Language Week launched in Hanoi
PANO - The Russian Language Week in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on June 5 by the Russian Center for Science and Culture to celebrate the birthday of Russian Poet Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin on June 6 and the World Russian Language Day.
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vasilievich speaking at the event. Photo: dangcongsan.vn
The five-day event aims to popularize Russian language and culture to the Vietnamese people as well as to assist Russian teaching in Vietnamese high schools and universities through seminars and exhibitions on Russian books.
Within the framework of the festival, there will be a series of cultural activities, including a Pushkin festival, a photo festival on the great poet, and a ceremony to award winners of the contest titled “Pushkin’s fairy tales.”
Translated by Song Anh