ABOUT THE RESULTS OF ONE REGIONAL FORUM
N. L. KRYLOVA
Doctor of Historical Sciences Institute of Africa, Russian Academy of Sciences
N. V. SUKHOV
Russian Center for Science and Culture in Morocco
russian language in Africa Keywords:, Russian abroad, Russian-African family, Russian school abroad
In June 2011, our compatriots living in the Kingdom of Morocco hosted the leaders of Russian associations, Russian Centers of Science and Culture (RCSC), Rossotrudnichestvo from Africa and the Middle East, as well as representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russkiy Mir Foundation, the Moscow House of Compatriots, and the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Casablanca. Representatives from 14 countries gathered in Casablanca to discuss together ways to solve the problem of preserving the Russian world, scattered over vast expanses of the planet, cultural and moral values that our ancestors cherished and, based on which, created great Russia.
Opening the conference, Alexander Safronov, Deputy Director of the Department for Work with Compatriots of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stressed that " the dissemination of the Russian language and culture abroad is one of the most important activities of the Russian state... And it is our duty to help our compatriots preserve their ethno-cultural identity and ties with their historical homeland." In an interview with ITAR-TASS, representative of the Moscow House of Compatriots Nikolai Yakhontov summed up:: "Stable diasporas of our compatriots have formed in the countries of the Middle East and Africa, which are largely representatives of our country. And if we provide them with all possible assistance, this will be the most favorable factor." Boris Bolotin, the Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, expressed the importance of such a forum more specifically, noting that "the conference of compatriots in Casablanca is a good opportunity to raise questions for Moscow, address proposals and initiativ ...
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