Dmitry Medvedev visited the Alexander Pushkin State Russian Language Institute on the poet’s birthday

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Alexander Pushkin State Russian Language Institute on the poet’s birthday.The President laid flowers at a monument to the poet on the square in front of the main entrance, and was present during the defence of master’s degree theses. Mr Medvedev met at the institute with academics and teachers, members of Russian linguists’ associations, staff from the Russian World Foundation, young Russian studies specialists, and specialists on promoting Russian language on the internet. The President announced at the meeting that he has signed an executive order making June 6 Russian Language Day.