Pushkin Exhibition at Ministry of Education foyer

The foyer of the Ministry of Education was recently the venue of an exhibition which commemorated the second centenary of Pushkin's birth. Pushkin, a Russian poet, is regarded as the founder of Russian Literature and also of the modern Russian language.

In his brief but prolific life Pushkin succeeded in instilling in his compatriots and all succeeding generations a love of poetry that is still very evident in Russia today. This was made very evident by the number of beautiful pictures painted by Russian children and which were included in the exhibition.

The exhibition, which was organized by the Russian Cultural Centre together with the Ministry of Education, also had a number of works by Pushkin in Russian and in English translation.

A prominent place in the exhibition was given to the first translation of Pushkin into Maltese. This was very ably done by Achille Mizzi.

Dr. Louis Galea, Minister for Education, was taken round by the Russian Cultural Attache and Dr. Elizaveth Zolina. Dr. Louis Galea stressed the importance of intercultural exchange and expressed his wish that more children learn about Russia, its culture and language.

This exhibition has already toured several schools in Malta and will also be visiting Gozo, before being put up at the University and in several other places.