Russian Language Day

By Vestnik Kavkaza

In 2010 the UN established International Russian Language Day. The date for marking the day is the 6th of June – the day of birth of the great Russian poet, the founder of the modern Russian literature language Alexander Pushkin. In a year Russian President ordered to establish Russian Language Day in Russia. However, Vladimir Putin believes that annual celebration of Russian Language Day is conducted at a low level, and many people even don’t know about existence of the holiday.

The idea of establishing this holiday was initiated by the CPRF and the movement “Russky Lad.” MPs of the State Duma from the Communist Party positively treated the fact that president Vladimir Putin said that this holiday should receive more attention.

“We noticed that the chairman of the government Medvedev ordered to develop a plan of arrangements on celebrating the event till 2016. But we are concerned about the fact that these words have nothing in common with organization arrangements in regions. We, the Communist Party and numerous organizations of the movement “Russky Lad” have developed a certain program of marking this holiday in 2013,” Vladimir Nikitin, the State Duma member, stated.

“Russian Language Day is a holiday which is of high necessity for Russia to preserve its integrity and improve its strength. For every nation mother language is its main shrine. Pushkin said that a language is people,” Nikitin thinks.

Gennady Zyuganov, the head of the State Duma fraction of the Communist Party of RF, noted that the arrangements will take place all over the country, including the North Caucasus: “2000 students from 10 leading universities gathered in the Letny Theater of Pyatigorsk for the first time… Rasul Gamzatov once said that “I would remain a poet of one gorge, if I weren’t translated into beautiful Russian.” The Russian language gathers and unites us today. It gives an opportunity to develop to every nation.”

Dmitry Novikov, the deputy chairman of CPRF, said that they held arrangements on May 31st and June 1st in the Caucasus Mineralnye Vody, including Zheleznovodsk, Pyatigorsk. “Pyatigorsk hosted the largest event of Pushkin Days in the North Caucasus where not only representatives of our 13 party entities from all regions of the South and the North Caucasus Federal Districts took place, but also a big group of students. They performed at the stage, presented their works, were awarded with prizes for previous contests. Other students greeted and supported their colleagues as the audience,” Novikov noted.

“Neither Lezgins nor Avars nor Ossetians, nor Karachays who participated in the arrangements spoke with such a pain about problems of their mother tongues as they spoke about problems of the Russian language. They understand that this is what unites us all and makes us the united Russian Federation,” the deputy chairman of CPRF emphasized.