gallery | Interregional Conference “Avksentiy Filippovich Yurtov”

On February 16, 2024, the Interregional Conference "Avksentiy Filippovich Yurtov - the first enlightener of the Mordovian people" took place at the Historical and Memorial Center-Museum of I.A. Goncharov. It was attended by teachers, representatives of regional national-cultural autonomies, as well as guests from the Republic of Mordovia, Bashkortostan, and the Penza region. The work of exhibition areas was organized.

The honorary guest of the conference was Yurtov Anatoly Viktorovich, the grandson of Yurtov Avksentiy Filippovich. Deputy Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Alexander Mikhailovich Korobko, greeted the participants with a welcoming speech. Alexander Mikhailovich presented letters of gratitude to native language teachers for their contributions to the development of education, preservation of national cultures and traditions, as well as their long and fruitful work in ethnocultural education of the younger generation.

During their speeches, the speakers discussed the author's contribution to the development of education among the Mordovian people through the first Erzya primer, as well as the preservation of his cultural legacy. There was also a discussion about the necessity of erecting a monument to the enlightener in the Avksentiy Yurtov Square in Ulyanovsk. Much attention was devoted to the importance of interregional cooperation in strengthening traditional spiritual and moral values.

To conclude the event, a concert program was organized for all participants, featuring the folk ensemble of Mordovian song "Erzyan Koyt" (80 individuals).