From MENA to Moscow: InteRussia Internship Kicks Off 🎉

On May 13, the Gorchakov Fund and RT Acabic launched the InteRussia program, welcoming 9 journalists from 8 countries: Algeria, Iran, Bahrain, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, and Somalia.

The event brought together key figures from both organizations, including Alexey Nikolov, Managing Director of RT, Sergey Orlov, Deputy Executive Director of the Gorchakov Fund, Maya Manna, Head of RT Arabic, and heads of various departments within the channel. 

"This is our second InteRussia for Arab journalists and the first in collaboration with RT. We are delighted that together we could bring you to Moscow. You have 4 intense weeks ahead of you, both professionally and culturally. We hope they will help you understand Russia and, perhaps, come to love it." — Sergey Orlov, Deputy Executive Director of the Gorchakov Fund

Following the opening ceremony, the journalists embarked on a comprehensive tour of RT Arabic studio and news department.

📹Stay tuned for more updates about our journalists!

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Russian State Library Hosts Opening of InteRussia Program on Russian Studies ✏️

On May 17, the conference hall of the Russian State Library hosted the grand opening of the "Education" block of Rossotrudnichestvo's "New Generation" program, within the framework of which more than 100 foreign specialists came to Russia for an internship.

📌Among them — participants of InteRussia on Russian studies.

The foreigners were welcomed by:
✅Vadim Duda, Director General of the RSL
✅Yevgeny Primakov, Head of Rossotrudnichestvo
✅Victoria Karslieva, Deputy Executive Director of the Gorchakov Fund
✅Dina Gorbatova, Vice-Rector for Education Development and Digitalization at the Pushkin Institute
✅Roman Raikin, Vice-Rector for the Development of International Activities at the Altai State University

The InteRussia on Russian studies includes 2️⃣6️⃣ specialists from 1️⃣6️⃣ countries: India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Slovakia, Serbia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Mexico and Brazil.

📣Next week, they will take part in the largest event on the study of the Russian language – the Kostomarov Forum, which will be held from May 22 to 24 in Moscow.

➡️ To learn more about the program launch, check out the website.

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Russianists + Love for Russian Writers = Peredelkino 💜

Today, our Russianists embarked on a journey to get better acquainted with Russia's literary giants — in Peredelkino!

📌 Peredelkino is the legendary writers' colony located just southwest of Moscow.

Peredelkino was set up in the 1930s and became an epicentre of literature in the Soviet days. Some of the most prominent writers of the 20th century lived and worked here. At one time or another Peredelkino became home to Boris Pasternak, Korney Chukovsky, Isaac Babel, Konstantin Paustovsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Bella Akhmadulina and many others.

The day started with a meeting with Asya Volodina, a current resident. Asya shared her creative journey, her experience learning and teaching Estonian.

Next, the group took a tour of old Peredelkino, visiting the houses of Russian writers. And — shh, it's a secret — they even made a stop at the local cemetery, where they paid their respects at the graves of Boris Pasternak and Robert Rozhdestvensky.

What a day filled with literary inspiration and a deeper appreciation for Russian literature! 😍

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What's going on with our InteRussia journalism participants? 🔍

On May 23, our fellows visited the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

There, they met with Deputy Director Vasily Kuznetsov, who gave them a crash course on the institute's history and international collaborations. He also shed light on Russia's foreign policy priorities in the Middle East region.

The conversation then took an exciting turn as they delved into the nitty-gritty of security in North Africa, the recent flare-up of tensions between Palestine and Israel, and the current state of Russia-Egypt relations.

Lots of new information for our participants! Keeping our finger on the pulse!

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