In the Central African Republic, Russian has been included in the school curriculum. The decision was made at a meeting of the intergovernmental commission of Russia and the CAR, and the country’s Minister of Education, Aurélien-Simplice Kongbélé-Zingas, signed the corresponding decree.

#Bangui #RussianHouse #Russianlanguage #FaustinArchangeTouadera #CAR #PMCWagner

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The Saeima of Latvia on October 1 passed a law banning the public broadcaster LSM from creating content in Russian. Fifty-five deputies voted for the document, 24 voted against; it will take effect on January 1, 2027.

#LSM #ConstitutionalCourtofLatvia #Latvia #Latvian #Russianlanguage #SeymLatvii

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Glukhovsky posted his new novel online for free — as he explained, for those who cannot afford to buy the book. Given that in Russia the books of the writer-«foreign agent» are banned, such readers there now make up the majority.

#business #WarinUkraine #DmitryGlukhovsky #denunciations #women #lifeinRussia #society #prose #review #Russianlanguage #modernliterature #Emigration

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George Orwell’s novel «1984» was published in 1948. Since then, this text has been turned into dramatic plays, an opera, and even a ballet — but there have been no musicals yet. Now an international creative team bringing together Russian-speaking artists and directors from seven countries is preparing it for release. The lyrics for the musical «1984» were written by poet Vera Polozkova, and the music by the leader of the band Animal Jazz, Alexey Krasovitsky

#AnimalJazz #VeraPolozkova #musical #Orwell #Russianlanguage #theater #Emigration

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