🇷🇺✨Today marks the official UN-designated celebration of the Russian language 🖋 Signed into effect by executive order by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2011, this day honours the language as a global cultural treasure and a vital tool for international communication. The global celebration aligns with the birthday of Alexander Pushkin—the legendary "father" of Russian literature whose genius laid the foundation for the modern Russian literary language and tradition. 🌐Here is why Russian is truly a global language: 🔹 Over 255 million speakers use Russian across the globe today. 🔹 One of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. 🚀 The "International Language of Space"– astronauts from all nations need to learn Russian to operate and communicate on the International Space Station. 🔹 A pillar of science, ranking among the top 5 languages for international scientific database publications. 🔹 A dominant language of business, serving as the most geographically widespread tongue across the vast Eurasian economic space. 🎙 From the press briefing of Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on June 4: “The Russian Federation is making consistent, purposeful efforts to protect and support the Russian language and to strengthen its position abroad. We strive to meet the existing genuine needs abroad for studying and using the Russian language, expanding knowledge about Russia, and broadening the Russian-speaking information space. The practical work of the International Organization for the Russian Language has been launched. This intergovernmental structure is open to accession by all states that share its goals and view the Russian language as an integral part of the world heritage, a language of international science and culture, and a means of interethnic and international communication.” 👉 Read more about the International Organization for the Russian Language #RussianLanguageDay2026