A solemn ceremony of handing over books by the Solzhenitsyn House of the Russian Abroad as a gift to the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took place

Russian publishing houses have donated 300 copies of new books to the Kupala Library, including books by the Russian Way publishing House, as well as leading Russian publishing houses Nauka, Moscow University Publishing House, Iskusstvo, Vagrius, Eksmo, AST-Press Book, Zlatoust, Russian Language. Courses".

Russian literature, russian classical and modern literature, books devoted to the historical and cultural heritage of Russian emigration, dictionaries and textbooks on the russian language are numerous.

The book transfer ceremony took place in the form of a book exhibition and a meeting with guests of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. The Vice-Rector for Research Andrey Pronevich addressed the audience with a welcoming speech, who outlined the significant role of popularization of research activities in the formation of a young specialist.

The exhibition was opened by Elena Krivova, Candidate of Philology, Head of the Department of International and Interregional Cooperation of the Solzhenitsyn House of Russian Abroad:

"The House of the Russian Abroad is handing over books to Kupala University, one of the leading educational institutions in Belarus, for the second time. We have brought new books on the history and culture of Russia, classical and modern Russian fiction, textbooks, dictionaries. Traditionally, the House of the Russian Abroad not only gives books, but also organizes meetings of teachers and students with specialists from Russia. Russian Russian is our task to develop international academic contacts and the growth of interest in Russian culture, literature and the Russian language."

Also within the framework of the event for students of the specialty «Russian Philology» Alexander Pashkov, PhD, Head of the Department of World Literature of the Pushkin State Institute of the Russian Language, will give a lecture on the topic "A grandson listening to his grandfather and rebelling against his father: faces and generations of modern Russian literature."

Yuri Makushin, head of the «Russian cooperation» representative office in Belarus, noted that strong friendly relations between the peoples of Russia and Belarus are based on a solid foundation of our common historical and cultural heritage.

Acting Consul General of Russia in Belarus Pavel Morozov mentioned that cooperation between Russia and Belarus has a huge potential in the development of the educational sphere. According to him, such cooperation can "show the whole world the true principles of friendship and cooperation in the name of creation."

We believe that in our age of a rapid flow of information, all participants in the ceremony of donating books to the university will have time for a classic pleasant pastime with a book in their hands.