Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Tashkent and Bukhara will host the second and third stages of the Russian-Uzbek cultural and educational project “Russian Language: Reading, Listening, Watching” from 29 September to 8 October 2026.
The programme will bring together educational activities, exhibitions, concerts and museum initiatives and is being implemented with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture.
The project is aimed at developing cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan.
Its programme combines sessions on teaching Russian with literary, musical and museum events, giving participants an opportunity to explore Russian cultural heritage and shared cultural themes between Russia and Central Asia.
The project is being held in three stages in 2026. Events took place in Dushanbe in April, while Tashkent and Bukhara are hosting the programme in September and October.
The Uzbek part of the project is organised by the Centre for Film Festivals and International Programmes together with the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts, the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia and the KinoFocus company.
Uzbekistan’s state education and cultural institutions are also participating in the programme. Events in Tashkent are being held with the assistance of the Culture and Arts Development Foundation of Uzbekistan.
On 29 September at 1 p.m., the Russian House in Tashkent, operated by Rossotrudnichestvo at 63 Yunus Rajabiy Street, will host a master class titled “Psychology and Neurodidactics of Learning: How to Motivate Students to Study Russian and Make the Most of the Lesson.”
The session will be led by Elizaveta Khamrayeva, head of the Department of Linguodidactics of Russian as a Foreign Language and Bilingualism at the Institute of Philology of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and professor.
On 30 September at 11:30 a.m., the Tashkent branch of the A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University at 55 Bobur Street will host the master class “Eastern Motifs in Russian Literature and Culture.” The session will be conducted by Lilia Kovtun, associate professor at the Department of Linguodidactics of Russian as a Foreign Language and Bilingualism at the Institute of Philology of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Candidate of Cultural Studies and associate professor.
Before the event, the university will open the “Harmony of Knowledge” exhibition from the collection of the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia.
Later that day, at 4 p.m., the State Museum of Applied Arts and History of Crafts of Uzbekistan at 15 Rakatboshi Street will open the exhibition “Russian Literature in Lacquer Miniature.”
The exhibition is based on the collection of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts and will be presented by its director, Tatyana Rybkina.
The opening will also include the signing of a “Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation” between Russian and Uzbek museums. The document is intended to provide a basis for further professional exchange and joint cultural projects.
The Russian participants will also provide a number of materials and exhibits to their Uzbek counterparts free of charge. The State Museum of Applied Arts and History of Crafts of Uzbekistan will receive a certificate confirming the donation of the exhibition. The All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts will additionally transfer the exhibits presented as part of the exhibition project to the museum.
The Tashkent programme will conclude on 30 September with the musical and literary evening “Breath of the East.” The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Organ Hall of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan at 1 Botir Zakirov Street.
The programme will feature musical and poetic compositions inspired by the works of Eastern poets. Participants will include Olga Zhigmitova, soloist of the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and People’s Artist of Buryatia (mezzo-soprano); Ilya Khardikov, soloist of the Lyudmila Zykina State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble “Russia” (tenor); Sergei Semenov, soloist of Mosconcert, accompanist at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and lecturer at the Department of Special Piano at Moscow State University of Culture and Arts (piano); and reader and actress Olga Sveshnikova.
Events will continue in Bukhara on 7–8 October. The city was selected because of its historical role as a centre of interaction among different cultural, linguistic and educational traditions.
On 7 October, Bukhara Innovation University at 1 Alpomish Street will host the master class “Multimodal Tools for Teaching Russian.” It will be conducted by Anatoly Ustinov, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and professor at Moscow State Pedagogical University.
At 11:30 a.m., the university will also open the “Harmony of Knowledge” exhibition from the collection of the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia.
At noon, the university’s assembly hall will host the concert “Melodies of the East.” Performers will include Darya Klimenko (mezzo-soprano), Yekaterina Smolina (soprano), Olga Sveshnikova (spoken word), Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Pokidchenko (piano) and Sergei Shitov (clarinet).
On 8 October at noon, the “Melodies of the East” concert will be held at Music and Arts School No. 1 in Bukhara.
The same performers will take part in the concert.
The organisers said the project is intended not only to present Russian educational and cultural initiatives in Uzbekistan but also to develop direct interaction between institutions in the two countries.
Master classes, exhibitions and concerts will provide opportunities for contacts among teachers, specialists, students, artists and the wider public.
The programme in Tashkent and Bukhara continues Russian-Uzbek humanitarian cooperation in the fields of language, education, culture and the arts.
