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Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev's 205th birth anniversary celebrated

Staff Correspondent
02 Dec 2023 09:48:40 | Update: 02 Dec 2023 14:58:09
Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev's 205th birth anniversary celebrated
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A Russian literary program has been organized in the main auditorium of Dhaka College on Thursday, to mark the 205th birth anniversary of Russian novelist, poet and dramatist Ivan Turgenev.

The program included a colourful presentation about Turgenev's life and literature, several recitations presented by Bangladeshi universities and Russian Language Course Students from his poems and a short play of the literary work "First Love", according to a press release.

Dhaka College Principal Professor Mohammed Youssuf in his welcome speech thanked the Russian House Director, Pavel Dvoychenkov for organizing the program at Dhaka College and promised to organize more programs in the future.

He also gratefully recalled the humanitarian assistance and contribution of the Soviet Union and Russia in Bangladesh's liberation war and post-war education and overall development of Bangladesh.

Pavel Dvoychenkov, director of the Russian House, paid tribute to Ivan Turgenev in his speech and presented detailed information of his life and literary works and his valuable contribution to Russian and world literature.

He invited all the students present at the event to avail themselves of the scholarship opportunities for higher studies in Russia and to enrol in Russian language courses at Russian House to enrich their knowledge of Russia's rich education, literature and culture.

At the end of the event, all the participants received certificates and souvenirs.

The whole program was enjoyed by the teachers and students of the college with great interest and hoped to organize such programs on famous Russian literary personalities like Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov and others to enlighten their knowledge of Russian literature.

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