Flowers were laid to the monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Kazan

(KZN.RU, June 6). Today Kazan holds solemn events dedicated to the celebration of the Day of the Russian language and the 219th anniversary of the birth of the poet Alexander Pushkin. It began with the laying of flowers at the monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, near the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. Jalil.

Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Mintimer Shaimiev, the State Councilor of the RT, Asgat Safarov, the head of the Presidential Administration of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Rimma Ratnikova, the deputy chairperson of the State Council of the RT, Rafis Burganov, the minister of Education and Science of the RT, Irada Ayupova, the minister of Culture of the RT, and others took part in the ceremony. Then the traditional Pushkin's birthday poetic meeting was held there. Representatives of the country's creative intelligentsia, cultural figures, and students gathered for participation in the event, reports the press service of the President of the RT.

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The Russian Language Day is a Russian and international state holiday dedicated to the Russian language. It is celebrated on June 6, the birthday of Alexander Pushkin. The holiday was established in the Russian Federation in 2011 and in the UN – in 2010.