4 May 2024 marks the 105th anniversary of the death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik – Slovak politician, French army general, diplomat, pilot, and astronomer. General Milan Rastislav Štefánik died in a plane crash on 4 May 1919 in the village of Ivanka pri Dunaji near Bratislava.
Applications for participation in the XII International Festival "Russian Song over the Danube" start in Slovakia.
For the twelfth time, Russian song lovers will gather. Professional and amateur groups and individual performers are invited to compete for the best performance of Russian song art.
With the arrival of May, Slovakia abounds with folk festivals and traditions. May 1, the Spring and Labor Day, is associated with the traditional setting up of trees decorated with colourful ribbons, known as “Maypoles,” and preparations for celebrating the so-called “Majáles”.
We dedicate today's section “RECOMMENDED FOR READING” to the mournful anniversary of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
Every year, according to the decision of the European Parliament of 15 April 2015, the date of 24 April is recognised as the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. This date was not chosen by chance. It was on this day in 1915 that the mass extermination of Armenian intellectuals began in Istanbul.
The date of April 24th, 1915 holds significant historical importance for the Armenian people. It marks the beginning of mass arrests targeting the Armenian intellectual and political elite in Constantinople (Istanbul), leading to the systematic extermination of numerous Armenian cultural figures. These arrests comprised individuals from diverse political backgrounds and professions, united solely by their Armenian nationality.
On 15th April 2024 the final theatrical performance of the Golden Age of Russian Literature (9th season) project took place on the Andrej Vrábel Gymnasium in Levice. The project was announced last December in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of A. N. Ostrovsky.
