Russian World of Asia

Abstract

Analyzing the holding of international scientific and practical conferences “Russian World of Asia”, the author examines the international activities of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Faculty of Philology, North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov. The conference was first held on June 10–12, 2022 in Yakutsk under the auspices of the II International Forum of NEFU “Universities and Development of Geostrategic Territories of Russia”. The theme of the forum was “The Role of Universities in Ensuring Territorial Connectedness of Russia in a Changing World”. The conference discussed the current geopolitical situation in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Asia-Pacific Region (APR); studied the role of the Russian language as an effective mediator in international dialogue; assessed the role of the Russian language in the aspect of geopolitics and geolinguistics by the leadership of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (MAPRYAL), the Russian Society of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (ROPRYAL) and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; The opinions of scientists from Russian universities and Russian specialists from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on the role of the Russian language were presented. The second conference “Russian World of Asia” was held on April 10–12, 2023, at the Tajik National University in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan). The article reveals the content and goals of both conferences, defines the significance of each conference in promoting the Russian language in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and the Middle East, talks about the searches and discoveries of NEFU Russian specialists in the field of teaching Russian as a foreign language, in particular, about the introduction of an effective method of digital ecumene in the form of graphic and symbolic analysis of a literary text into the teaching structure. A conclusion is made about the importance of consolidating Russian specialists from Russian and foreign universities when creating a new generation of educational literature on the Russian language for foreigners based on cultural approaches, taking into account the mentality of students, linguistic and cultural traditions.

Keywords:

Russian World of Asia, international conference, Russian as a foreign language, the Commonwealth of Independent States countries