As a world-famous Russian author and play wright, Anton Chekhov put it: “You are as many times a human as how many languages you know.” In this respect the people of Russian Federation who speak nearly a hundred living and developing languages are among the most “human” in the world.
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On May 29–31, 2019, the 8th International Conference “Early Childhood Care and Education” (ECCE-2019) took place in Moscow.
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On June 4 and 5, 2019, the UNESCO Chair on Global Problems and Emerging Social and Ethical Challenges for Large Cities and Their Population at the Faculty of Global Processes of the Lomonosov Moscow State University hosted the 3th UNESCO School programme, titled “Management of Social Transformations”, on the issue of Global Social Transformations and Sustainable Development Goals under the auspices of the Commission for the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
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The inaugural meeting of the Interim UNESCO Clubs Accreditation Committee of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 31, 2019.
View More The UNESCO Clubs Movement is Experiencing a Revival in Russia
On June 6–7, 2019, the 11th session of IGBC, the Inter-Governmental Bioethics Committee, was held at UNESCO headquarters. The topical issues of artificial intelligence, personal & social responsibility for human health, and the principles of human reproductive health were actively discussed. The Russian delegation took an active part in the session.
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The 15th Forum and Competition “Current Issues of Subsoil Usage” under the auspices of UNESCO took place in St. Petersburg in May 2019. Delegates from 85 leading Universities and fuel and energy companies from 30 countries presented their research findings.
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Developing the southern shores of the Far East in the mid-nineteenth century was of seminal importance for Russia in acquiring new territories and establishing diplomatic relations with neighboring Asian countries. This was a time of great geographical accomplishments, which included the discovery of Nakhodka Bay by the Russian steam corvette America on June 18, 1859.
View More A Legend of the Storm: the Discovery of Nakhodka Bay
Shukhov towers, Shukhov boilers, rooftops, bridges, aerial cableways… Contemporaries of Vladimir Shukhov called him a ‘man and a factory’, and this is no exaggeration. He designed and implemented dozens of innovative engineering solutions — each one more genial, more unconventional, and more inventive than the last. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the death of this great Russian engineer, whose ideas inspire to this day, and whose creations still live among us.
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Here, well-preserved are magnificent cathedrals, sacred crosses, old well sweeps, wooden sidewalks and many other things that make Kargopolye an exceptional area of the Russian North. Even today you can immerse yourself into the atmosphere of the 17–18th century merchants’ town that was first mentioned in ancient chronicles as early as 1146.
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The 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO was held in Baku (Azerbaijan) from June 30 to July 4, 2019. Every year, this global event brings together all of the State Parties to the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, as well as relevant international and non-governmental organizations, scientists, and experts in the field.
View More The 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO