The Presidential Library’s video lecture to spotlight the interaction of Russian and English languages

On June 19, at 13:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a video lecture The Heart Does Not Jump, or Rusenglish in Modern Russia.

The lecture will discuss an important issue for modern Russia – the interaction of Russian and English languages. The relevance of this topic is evidenced, in particular, by the adoption in November 2022 of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin On the approval of the foundations of state policy for the preservation and strengthening of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.

The lecture will be delivered by Olga Sergeyevna Ilchenko, Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages of St. Petersburg State University.

The main purpose of the video lecture is to explain what objective and subjective reasons contribute to the formation of the so-called Rusenglish and to show how a hybrid language affects the thinking, consciousness, culture, spiritual state of an individual and the nation as a whole.

What motivates a Russian-speaking person to use English words? In answering this question, the lecturer’s special attention is focused on the phenomena associated with the weakening of the protective mechanism of speech culture in modern society – the “sense of language”.

Through the language material prepared by Professor Olga Ilchenko, typical cases of the use of Rusenglish will be demonstrated, which reflect the erasure of language norms (including grammatical ones); examples indicating the disappearance of the line between literary language and jargon will be considered as well.

The goal of the video lecture The Heart Does Not Jump, or Rusenglish in Modern Russia is to remind that the protection of the Russian literary language, the revival of the Russian mentality are vital for Russian society. Professor Ilchenko once again draws attention to the need for a well-thought-out language policy, comprehensive educational work and the responsibility of public figures for the preservation of the Russian language as the cultural code of the Russian nation.

Anyone can join the event. The meeting will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in the Live Broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, as well as on the institution’s Rutube-channel, in the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.