At the G.R. Derzhavin Tambov State University (Russia), events of the cultural and educational project "School of the Russian Language and Russian Folk Culture" took place

At the G.R. Derzhavin Tambov State University (Russia), events of the cultural and educational project "School of the Russian Language and Russian Folk Culture" took place. This project is aimed at supporting and bringing together researchers and teachers of the Russian language and literature who are eager to study and teach these disciplines in their countries. Participants included Russian language teachers from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.

As part of the educational segment of the project, courses titled "Russian Language and Culture in the Context of Modern Pedagogical Technologies" were held, after which participants received state-recognized certificates of advanced training. The program included expert and business meetings, visits to cultural sites in the region, and participation in one of Russia's largest ethno-festivals, "Atmanovskie Kulachki – 2024," whose traditional games are part of Russia's intangible cultural heritage.

As part of the event, a roundtable discussion titled "The Russian Language in the International Space: Significance and Development Prospects" was held, with participants from Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, experts from RUDN University, the A.S. Pushkin Institute of the Russian Language, Derzhavin University, and Astana International University. Raziyа Ibragimovna Narmanova, a professor at Astana International University, gave a presentation titled "The Russian Language in Kazakhstan: To Be or Not to Be," in which she highlighted the current state and future prospects for the development of the Russian language in Kazakhstan.