May 24 – Day of Slavic Literature and Culture

Dear readers, we invite you to the exhibition dedicated to the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture!

What can you see?

⚫ Albums of reproductions of Russian icon painting from its origins to the beginning of the 16th century,

⚫ Facsimile edition of Svyatoslav's Collection of 1073,

⚫ Literary biographies of Cyril and Methodius.

The exhibition takes place in room 301a(Fiction lending library) and in room 114a(Lending Library for course books and scientific literature).

The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on May 24, the day of remembrance of Saints Methodius and Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles, teachers of Slovenia.

The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture was first celebrated on May 24 in Bulgaria back in 1857, then this tradition passed to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and other countries.

During this holiday, divine liturgies are celebrated in memory of Saints Cyril and Methodius. In some regions religious processions are held.

In 1991, the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture received the status of a state holiday in our country. On May 24, 1992, a monument to St. Cyril and Methodius by Vyacheslav Klykov was unveiled on Slavyanskaya Square in Moscow.

Every year one of the Russian cities was chosen as the center of the celebrations. They became Smolensk, Vladimir, Belgorod, Kostroma, Novosibirsk. This tradition stopped after 2010 — starting this year, the main festive events take place in Moscow. Now this is the only state-church holiday in Russia — public and government organizations conduct it jointly with the Russian Orthodox Church.

Today, in honor of the holiday, scientific forums are held, festivals, exhibitions, book fairs, poetry readings, amateur art shows, concerts and other cultural events are held. A major literary event is dedicated to the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture — presentation of the Patriarchal Prize named after Cyril and Methodius, established by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. Its laureates are modern authors who have made a significant contribution to the development of Russian literature.