23 December 2011, 22:10
Pyatigorsk mosque opens Russian language courses for immigrants
In the Stavropol Territory, at the mosque of Pyatigorsk, free courses on Russian language for foreign immigrants are to be established. Opening of the courses was initiated by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims in the Stavropol Territory.
Implementation of the initiative of Muslims of the Stavropol Territory was made possible due to the agreement on cooperation signed between the Spiritual Administration of Muslims in the Stavropol Territory and Department of the Federal Migration Service.
Initially, the courses are intended for migrants from the former Soviet Union territory and neighbouring countries, the website of the Federal Migration Service reports.
Primarily, representatives of the CIS countries, where the study of Russian language lost its relevance to a large extent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, come to work to the region, the "Interfax" reports with reference to the press service of the Stavropol Territory.
In practice, young people from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan can hardly speak Russian, since local schools ceased to teach it long ago, and the initiative is "very useful", states the official website of the Russian trade union of workers of construction companies and service specialties.
