Russian Language Day

The United Nations Office at Nairobi commemorates Russian Language Day, celebrating multilingualism, cultural diversity and the equal use of the six official languages of the United Nations. The United Nations Office at Nairobi will commemorate Russian Language Day on Monday, 8 June 2026, as part of the United Nations' observance of language days celebrating multilingualism and cultural diversity. Russian Language Day at the United Nations is observed annually on 6 June, the birthday of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, widely regarded as the founder of modern Russian literature. The observance forms part of the UN's broader commitment to multilingualism and the promotion of the equal use of the Organization's six official languages. The UN language days were established to celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote the equal use of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish throughout the Organization. The Nairobi commemoration will provide an op...

Every year on 6 June , the United Nations marks the Russian Language Day . The date marks the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, one of Russia’s greatest writers. Pushkin transformed Russian literature by writing in a style that reflected the language spoken by ordinary people, helping shape modern Russian as we know it today. Here are a few interesting facts about the Russian language. Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which is originally based on the Greek alphabet with additional letters created for Slavic sounds. Russian is also one of the languages of space: astronauts aboard the International Space Station learn Russian as part of their training. The Russian language has more expressions for shades of blue than most other languages!