Russia continues linguistic expansion in Tajikistan

The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the publishing house “Prosveshchenie,” has announced the delivery of 275,000 textbooks in Russian to Tajikistan,reports TASS.

This announcement was made during the II International Forum of Education Ministers “Shaping the Future.” The head of the publishing house, Natalia Tretyak, noted the high interest of foreign partners in Russian textbooks, especially in educational and methodological complexes for mathematics, natural sciences, and the Russian language. She also emphasized that the textbooks are adapted to the sociocultural and geographical features of Tajikistan.

“We not only translate our textbooks into national languages but also adapt them considering the sociocultural, geographical, and other characteristics of the country. For example, one of the latest projects we are implementing together with the Ministry of Education is the creation of adapted Russian language textbooks for the Republic of Tajikistan, both for Russian-speaking schools and for schools with Tajik as the language of instruction. We are ready to implement such projects for any country that has a request,” said Natalia Tretyak.

It was previously reported that by September 1, 2024, all Russian classes in the country’s general education schools will be provided with textbooks. The Russian side has committed to publishing the textbooks and allocated 200 million Russian rubles for this purpose. This was stated by the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic, Rahim Saidzoda, at a press conference. According to the minister, a total of more than 6 million textbooks were published in 2023. Additionally, it was reported that a billing system will be implemented for the rental of textbooks. Parents will be able to pay for the rental of textbooks by phone, receiving SMS messages with the student’s information and the rental amount.

It is worth noting that in 2022, five Russian-speaking schools were opened in Tajikistan with the support of Russia. Today, teachers from Russia are also working in Tajikistan. This year, 66 educators from Russia arrived in Tajikistan under the “Russian Teacher Abroad” program organized by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. This program has been implemented since 2017 with the support of the Rossotrudnichestvo representation in the republic. The teachers work in twenty-two general education schools located in various cities – Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, Bokhtar, and Khorog.