The highlight of Weeks of national languages and cultures in Karelia

The Week of the Karelian language has been held in the Republic of Karelia for the third time. Resource Language Center of Karelians, Veps and Finns of the Republic of Karelia and Publishing House «Periodika» with the support of the Ministry of National and Regional Policy of the Republic of Karelia were the coordinators of the event.

During the Week of the Karelian language, from 11 to 17 April 2022, more than 80 events for young and old were organized in an offline format. These were language workshops, intellectual and active indoor games, popular science lectures, creative meetings with people of art, talks with native speakers and much more. Besides, online events such as virtual excursions and exhibitions of works by Karelian artists, internet lections, Karelian musicians’ performances and plays were held.

The Week of the Karelian Language was replaced by the Week of the Vepsian Language, which is held in the Republic of Karelia from 18 to 24 April.

The highlight of these two «national» Weeks was the Dictation in the Karelian and Vepsian languages, which was organized by the Ministry of National and Regional Policy of the Republic of Karelia. Petrozavodsk State University became the main platform for writing the dictation on April 20.

Besides, the National edition of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company «Karelia» prepared videos with a reading of the dictation. They will be broadcasted as a part of national broadcasting on the Rossiya 1 channel and will be posted on social networks. Moreover, it will be possible to check oneself with the help of texts for self-check.

On the whole, more than 75 platforms for writing the dictation were organized in the Republic of Karelia, Tver, Leningrad and Vologda regions.