Celebration of Izium liberation anniversary

Celebration of Izium liberation anniversary

IZIUM, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - The text of the Lord's Prayer written in Cossack skoropys, a type of Cyrillic calligraphic handwriting that was widely used in Zaporozhian Cossack documents in the 16th-18th centuries, is seen on the wall of the House of Culture on the first anniversary of the liberation of the city from Russian invaders, Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

Mongolia awards traditional script writers to promote language culture

STORY: Mongolia awards traditional script writers to promote language culture DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Mongolia held a ceremony on Friday to reward the winners of a national alphabet writing contest, a move to introduce and promote the country's traditional language. The annual contest this year saw around 50 first-class traditional Mongolian script writers among over 1,100 participants across the Asian country. The traditional Mongolian script, which is written vertically, was the most widespread until the introduction of the Cyrillic script in the 1940s. In 2020, the Mongolian government announced plans to use the traditional script alongside the Cyrillic script in official documents and legal papers from 2025. Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, culture and linguistics experts, domestic and foreign experts in the traditional Mongolian script also attended the award ceremony. Xinhua

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, July 19, 2020. Uherske Hradiste Mayor Stanislav Blaha has filed a legal complaint over a light installation which was placed on the building in a square in the urban conservation area in the past days without letting the town hall know about it and asking for respective permits, he said. The building owner is the Simexcoc company. Its executive Vilem Kubis told CTK that the light installation was to point to the state of dilapidation of the former prison in the neighbourhood, where even political prisoners had stayed. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, July 19, 2020. Uherske Hradiste Mayor Stanislav Blaha has filed a legal complaint over a light installation which was placed on the building in a square in the urban conservation area in the past days without letting the town hall know about it and asking for respective permits, he said. The building owner is the Simexcoc company. Its executive Vilem Kubis told CTK that the light installation was to point to the state of dilapidation of the former prison in the neighbourhood, where even political prisoners had stayed. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, July 19, 2020. Uherske Hradiste Mayor Stanislav Blaha has filed a legal complaint over a light installation which was placed on the building in a square in the urban conservation area in the past days without letting the town hall know about it and asking for respective permits, he said. The building owner is the Simexcoc company. Its executive Vilem Kubis told CTK that the light installation was to point to the state of dilapidation of the former prison in the neighbourhood, where even political prisoners had stayed. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, July 19, 2020. Uherske Hradiste Mayor Stanislav Blaha has filed a legal complaint over a light installation which was placed on the building in a square in the urban conservation area in the past days without letting the town hall know about it and asking for respective permits, he said. The building owner is the Simexcoc company. Its executive Vilem Kubis told CTK that the light installation was to point to the state of dilapidation of the former prison in the neighbourhood, where even political prisoners had stayed. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre

A red star and the word Kremlin written in the Cyrillic alphabet on a private building in the Uherske Hradiste town centre, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, July 19, 2020. Uherske Hradiste Mayor Stanislav Blaha has filed a legal complaint over a light installation which was placed on the building in a square in the urban conservation area in the past days without letting the town hall know about it and asking for respective permits, he said. The building owner is the Simexcoc company. Its executive Vilem Kubis told CTK that the light installation was to point to the state of dilapidation of the former prison in the neighbourhood, where even political prisoners had stayed. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Kazakhstan to switch from Cyrillic to Roman alphabet

Kazakhstan to switch from Cyrillic to Roman alphabet

Kazak women study a Latin-based alphabet at a national library in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, in November 2017. Kazakhstan announced it will switch the country's official alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin by 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kazakhstan to switch from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet

Kazakhstan to switch from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet

A Kazak man shows a Latin-based alphabet at a national library in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, in November 2017. Kazakhstan announced it will switch the country's official alphabet from Cyrillic to Roman by 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo