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A recital was held at ASU to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Professor Sergey Pazov
Abkhazian State University celebrated the anniversary of renowned Caucasus scholar and Doctor of Philology Sergey Pazov. He pioneered the study of Abaza phraseology, authored the first university textbooks, and developed state educational standards for this subject. https://abaza.org/en/1305
Abaza Language and Literature Festival: ASU Selects Winning Reciters
The final round of the recitation competition in Abkhazia was held at the ASU Philological Faculty as part of the Abaza people Language and Literature Festival. School and university students from various cities and regions of the republic demonstrated their mastery of artistic recitation in the Abkhaz language.
The selected works featured a variety of themes, with most poems eulogising the beauty of their native land and the richness of their national culture. The general level of training and skill of the contestants was assessed by a jury consisting of Batal Khagush, Dean of the ASU Faculty of Philology and Journalism, and V.P. Akhra Ankvab, Professor and Director of the Center for Research of the Languages of the Peoples of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (KCR), Sergey Pazov, Professor of Abkhaz Language and Literature at Gudauta Secondary School No. 2, Lyudmila Ristova, Teacher of Abkhaz Language and Literature, Zaur Meremkulov, Head of the Abaza Language Development Department of the “Alashara” Association, and Valentina Khalbad, Honored Teacher of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Following the results of the competition, seven winners among schoolchildren were announced, and a separate award was presented in the prose reading category. Six students will also travel to the Karachay-Cherkess Republic for the finals, which will be held in Cherkessk at the end of October. They will perform alongside Abaza participants at the final stage of the festival.
The "Abaza People Language and Literature Festival 2026" project is organized by the “Alashara” Association and the Abaza Language and Culture Center of the U.D. Aliyev Karachay-Cherkess State University.
The event is being held in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Abkhazia, and the Abkhazian State University (V.P. Ankvab Center for Abkhaz-Adyg Philology).
The Abkhazian delegation regularly participates in the festival: schoolchildren and students perform in the recitation competition, and scholars and specialists participate in the "Tabulov Readings" scientific and practical conference.
Congress representatives honored the memory of the First President of Abkhazia, Vladislav Ardzinba
The World Abaza Congress team took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the memorial to the First President of the Republic of Abkhazia, Vladislav Grigorievich Ardzinba.
Vladislav Ardzinba entered the history as an outstanding state and political figure, the founder of the modern Abkhazian state, and a prominent orientalist. On May 14, the founder of the state independence of the Republic would have turned 81.
WAC team laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The World Abaza Congress team took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Sukhum.
Eight veterans of the Great Patriotic War currently live in Abkhazia. More than 55,000 of our compatriots fought in the Great Patriotic War, of whom 17,500 perished. Twenty-three people from Abkhazia were awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union."
"Гәыкала". Maya Tsybulevskaya
What makes the Black Sea rapana unique? What's so remarkable about the science of biology? Is the subject of ecology necessary in schools, and what are the unique features of the Abkhazian educational system? Maya Tsybulevskaya, a biologist, teacher, and head of the Department of General Secondary and Vocational Education at the Ministry of Education of Abkhazia, will discuss all this and much else in an interview with "Гәыкала".
WAC continues its basic military training project
Another trip as part of the basic military training project was organized for students from Gudauta Secondary School No. 2.
The program began with a traditional briefing: students were taught weapons handling rules, the basics of safe shooting, and demonstrated right stance and aiming techniques. After the theoretical part, all students were able to solidify their knowledge during shooting practice.
The students enthusiastically shared their impressions with each other. The practical experience demonstrated that such activities not only educate but also incredibly energize young people.
WAC thanks the Education Department of the Gudauta District Administration for providing transportation.
"Evening at the Theater" by the World Abaza Congress and the Abkhaz Drama Theater welcomed new participants.
The World Abaza Congress, together with the S. Chanba Abkhaz State Drama Theater, continues to pursue the cultural and educational project "Evening at the Theater." Students from Dzhirkhva Secondary School No. 1 became the latest participants.
The visit included an educational tour led by actress and Honored Journalist of Abkhazia Eleonora Kogoniia. She introduced the children to the history of the republic's theater arts and the rules of behaviour during performances. The students also went backstage, where they talked with the actors.
The program’s highlight was watching the war play "Survive Until Dawn," based on the diary entries and poems of the Abkhazian poet Taif Adzhba.
Films "History of Abkhazia"
What is Abkhazia? A land of the soul, a land of mountains, hills, and waterfalls, a sovereign Caucasian republic on the shores of the Black Sea. That is today. But what was it like hundreds or thousands of years ago?
The WAC, together with the State Repatriation Committee, produced a series of popular science films called "History of Abkhazia." https://abaza.org/en/1303