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UN Russian Language Day () is
observed
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annually on June 6.
The event was established by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010. UN Russian Language Day coincides with the birthday of
Alexander Pushkin, a Russian poet who is considered the father of modern
Russian language
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.
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The initiative of the UN Language Days was launched in February 2010 in order to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six of the UN's official working languages throughout the organization.]
See also
* International Mother Language Day
* International observance
* Official languages of the United Nations
References
External links
UN Russian Language Day - Official Site (Russian)
June observances
Russian language
Russian
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