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13:00, March 28, 2022

Ural Federal University students took part in international Russian-Spanish language club

Last week at the Russian House in Buenos Aires, the first meeting of the Russian-Spanish club took place online. Students from Ural Federal University, Moscow State Linguistic University, and students and lecturers from Argentina took part in the event.  

"The teleconference brought together representatives of the two countries, Russia and Argentina, which have been linked by many years of good relations and strong friendship," said Olga Muratova, the Head of the Russian House in Buenos Aires at the opening of the club.

Muratova expressed confidence that the speaking club will help the students of both countries to improve their knowledge of Russian and Spanish, to get acquainted with the cultures of both countries and make new friends. Dmitry Fominykh, a representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Argentina, also expressed hope that such meetings will help citizens of Russia and Argentina understand each other better and learn many new things.

The participants of the club were greeted by Elizaveta Golousova, Associate Professor of the Department of Periodical Press and Online Media of the Faculty of Journalism of Ural Federal University, PhD in Philology, and Anna Alvarez Soler, Head of the Department of Spanish Language and Translation at Moscow State Linguistic University, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor. During the online meeting, Anastasia Pyankova, a fourth-year International Relations student at Ural Federal University, gave a fascinating talk in Spanish about the capital of the Urals, while students from Moscow gave presentations on Russian culture, traditions and customs.

The next meeting of the club is scheduled for April and will be devoted to the culture, nature and national characteristics of Argentina.

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office
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