"Day of Slavic Writing and Culture"

Elabuga Institute of KFU hosted an event dedicated to the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.

Every year students of the Department of Philology and History and teachers of the Chair of Russian Language and Literature hold a holiday dedicated to the Memorial Day of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Slavic alphabet, which is of great importance not only in the activities of philologists, but also in the life of every nation whose roots are closely connected with Slavic culture. That is why May 24 is a special day. The Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius commemorates the spiritual aspiration of the Slavs for church independence, national self-determination, the flourishing of enlightenment and their own culture.

This year students of the Department of Philology and History and teachers of the Chair of Russian Language and Literature prepared a concert program consisting of two parts. The first part told the story of a student Shamil, who transferred from the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences to the Department of Philology and History, and faced the problem of passing the exam in the Old Slavic language. Further in the story, he falls asleep, gets to the IX century, where he meets Savva Ohridsky, one of the disciples of Cyril and Methodius. It helps the student not only to prepare for the exam, but also to get acquainted with the traditions, culture and customs of the Slavs: Russian folk dances, songs, rituals. The idea that the organizers of the event wanted to convey is this: only hard work will help to achieve the results. In this story - to pass the exam in the Old Slavic language.

In the second part of the concert, the winners of the video contest "Mystery in the Word" were awarded on the VKontakte social network. Its concept is as follows: to establish the etymological relationship of the words of Proto-Slavic origin on the basis of a diachronic approach. As a result, the jury members and the group members determined the best videos among 34 videos sent by students of schools, colleges and universities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The guests of honor of the event became Anatoly Ilyich Razzhivin, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Professor, veteran of the Department of Russian Language and Literature, who was Vice-Rector for Science at our Institute for many years, and Nina Ivanovna Shaidullina, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, who worked for many years as the head of the Department of Russian Language and the Secretary of the Academic Council of Elabuga State Teacher’s training University.

"We are glad for such a day, such a holiday. Today, Cyril and Methodius are revered not only at secular events, but also in all Orthodox churches of our country. And it is today that such events related to history, culture, and the history of the Russian language are especially valuable in the patriotic education of young people. We got emotional content on this holiday, felt proud of our culture and our language," Anatoly Ilyich said.

Happy holidays! Happy Slavic Writing and Culture Day!