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Teachers of the Institute of Russian Language and Culture in Laos
19 november 2024Activities to promote Russian were held in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on November 12-15 under the auspices of Rosconcert, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and with support from Rossotrudnichestvo and the embassy of the Russian Federation.
Teachers of the Institute of Russian Language and Culture Nadezhda Puryaeva and Ekaterina Pushkina conducted classes for 4 days. Their students were the studnets of 6 schools of Vientiane where Russian was taught as a second foreign language. In class the sixth-graders acquainted themselves with Russian folk culture and told about themselves in a playful way. The Russian language was back to the Laotian school system in 2023 after a 30-year break. Now more than 600 people study it.
Besides classes with school students, a class for teachers and students of the Faculty of Philology at the National University of Laos took place.
Another vibrant cultural and educational event was the concert of Ural State Academic Russian Choir on November 13.