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RUSSIAN PROFESSORS ARRIVE IN YEREVAN TO PARTICIPATE IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE EVENTS
YEREVAN, March 17. / ARKA /. A group of professors from the Russian
People's Friendship University have arrived in Armenia to participate
in a series of events planned as part of "The Week of Russian Language
and Russian Education in Armenia."
Speaking at an event at Yerevan State Teachers' Training University the
deputy head of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Yerevan
Igor Kusov said praised Armenian and Russian education and science
ministries as well as universities for doing a lot in expansion of
bilateral humanitarian cooperation.
'The Week of Russian Language and Russian Education" is another
opportunity for us to strengthen our partnerships in education and
discuss a wide range of professional issues," said Kusov.
He said Armenian and Russian teachers of Russian will have an
interesting and useful exchange of views which in turn will promote
the popularization of the Russian language in Armenia.
A prominent Armenian expert on Russian language Bella Yesajanyan said
in the current difficult geopolitical situation the Russian language
is perceived in the first place as a language of peace and friendship.
According to her, Armenians have a special attitude towards the
Russian language.
"In our country many families speak Russian at their homes. The love
for the Russian language in the Armenia is several centuries old,"
she said.
She recalled that the first Russian language textbook for Armenians
was compiled over 200 years ago, in 1788 by Cleopatra Sarafian,
an Armenian in Astrakhan.
"Since then, the tradition of writing Russian language textbooks for
Armenians by Armenians has never been interrupted," she said.
The "Week of Russian Language and Russian Education in Armenia"
is part of a Russian Federal program "Russian Language" for 2011-2015.
The event in Armenia is being supported by the Ministry of Education
and Science of Armenia, the Russian Embassy and the Russian Centre
for Science and Culture in Yerevan.-0-
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YEREVAN, March 17. / ARKA /. A group of professors from the Russian
People's Friendship University have arrived in Armenia to participate
in a series of events planned as part of "The Week of Russian Language
and Russian Education in Armenia."
Speaking at an event at Yerevan State Teachers' Training University the
deputy head of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Yerevan
Igor Kusov said praised Armenian and Russian education and science
ministries as well as universities for doing a lot in expansion of
bilateral humanitarian cooperation.
'The Week of Russian Language and Russian Education" is another
opportunity for us to strengthen our partnerships in education and
discuss a wide range of professional issues," said Kusov.
He said Armenian and Russian teachers of Russian will have an
interesting and useful exchange of views which in turn will promote
the popularization of the Russian language in Armenia.
A prominent Armenian expert on Russian language Bella Yesajanyan said
in the current difficult geopolitical situation the Russian language
is perceived in the first place as a language of peace and friendship.
According to her, Armenians have a special attitude towards the
Russian language.
"In our country many families speak Russian at their homes. The love
for the Russian language in the Armenia is several centuries old,"
she said.
She recalled that the first Russian language textbook for Armenians
was compiled over 200 years ago, in 1788 by Cleopatra Sarafian,
an Armenian in Astrakhan.
"Since then, the tradition of writing Russian language textbooks for
Armenians by Armenians has never been interrupted," she said.
The "Week of Russian Language and Russian Education in Armenia"
is part of a Russian Federal program "Russian Language" for 2011-2015.
The event in Armenia is being supported by the Ministry of Education
and Science of Armenia, the Russian Embassy and the Russian Centre
for Science and Culture in Yerevan.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/society/russian_professors_arrive_in_yerevan_to_participat e_in_russian_language_events/#sthash.8XYfMtWs.dpuf