Kathmandu: The Russian House celebrated the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture together with Lyceum Model School. The guests and active participants were eighth-grade students, accompanied by the school principal, Rajendra Tapaliya. The event took the form of an educational meeting, featuring short presentations, practical exercises, and a film screening.
Russian teacher Saira Shah gave a presentation on the Slavic cultural heritage and introduced the students to several Russian words. The celebration helped the pupils engage with Slavic culture, the Russian language, and its global significance in an interactive and accessible way.
The children learned that Saints Cyril and Methodius created the first Slavic alphabet, Glagolitic, in the 9th century. Their work later contributed to the emergence of the Cyrillic alphabet. The main purpose was to help people read religious texts in their native language. The program also explained that Russian uses the Cyrillic script and remains an important world language with a strong role in science, diplomacy, and literature. Astronauts traveling to the International Space Station also study Russian as part of their training.
The program concluded with a screening of the classic Russian cartoon “Well, Just You Wait!“, which the children enjoyed very much.
