MAKHACHKALA, October 19 – RIA Dagestan. The regional competition "Many Peoples – One Country" has been launched in Dagestan, aimed at strengthening interethnic harmony, preserving traditional values and supporting native languages.
Zikrula Ilyasov, Chairman of the Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public-State Organization "Assembly of the Peoples of Russia" briefed journalists on the goals, format and rules of the creative contest.
The initiative is implemented as part of the "Heritage Uniting Peoples" project with the support of Dagestan Ministry for National Policy and Religious Affairs. According to Ilyasov, participation is free and open to art school, college and university students, as well as teachers, mentors and educators.
The competition will be held in two main categories. To participate in the "Best Written Work on Friendship of the Peoples of Dagestan" nomination, contestants must submit an essay, story or interview about traditions of good neighborliness and interethnic harmony based on real events.
The second category is "Preservation and Development of Native Languages". Participants are required to write an essay titled "My Native Language: Past, Present, Future" and record a video featuring an expressive reading of literary works in national languages (with a brief translation into Russian) or a demonstration of language games, riddles and tongue twisters.