Born on June 6
Russian Language Day
Pushkin's birthday, in his own language.
Next: June 6, 2027
Where it comes from
Russian Language Day at the United Nations falls on 6 June, the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, often considered Russia's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. He was born in Moscow in 1799 (on 26 May in the old Russian calendar) and wrote poems, plays, stories and the novel in verse Eugene Onegin.
How it's celebrated
UN duty stations around the world mark each language day with events meant to entertain as well as inform, about the language's history, culture and achievements.
Did you know
The six UN language days are 20 March for French, 20 April for Chinese, 23 April for English and Spanish, 6 June for Russian and 18 December for Arabic.
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