Opening the meeting, Chair of the Council, Presidential Adviser Yelena Yampolskaya reported on the implementation of the President’s instructions issued following previous meetings. Council members and invited experts presented detailed reports on each assigned area.
Ms Yampolskaya highlighted the development of unified state textbooks on the Russian language and literature, which are expected to be phased into the educational process beginning September 1, 2027. She also referred to the forthcoming law restricting excessive Latinisation and the use of foreign borrowed words in public spaces, set to take effect on March 1, 2026; the nationwide revival of recitation programmes in schools and colleges effective from September 1, 2025; and the creation of 2,500 school literary clubs across the country, which have already proven highly popular among schoolchildren.
Yelena Yampolskaya reminded participants that in early November 2025, the President signed Executive Order establishing September 8 as the Day of Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation. She added that, at the President’s instruction, a draft federal law on the languages of the peoples of Russia has been prepared and will soon be submitted to the State Duma for consideration.
Yelena Yampolskaya made several proposals, among other things suggesting holding a nationwide online video competition titled Reading with the Whole Family to promote family reading traditions. She also emphasised the need to improve preschool education by ensuring that kindergartens are supplied with high-quality children’s literature.
Director General of the Znaniye (Knowledge) Society Maxim Dreval presented the results of the Rodnaya Igrushka (Native Toy) nationwide competition, aimed at developing games and toys rooted in traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. This year, around 150,000 such games and toys are expected to be produced. At Ms Yampolskaya’s suggestion, the second stage of the competition in 2026 is expected to focus on toys designed for preschool institutions. Maxim Dreval also spoke about continued efforts to promote the mobile game Say It in Russian, which aims to popularise the Russian language among young people and reduce the use of Anglicisms.
The meeting participants also discussed the development of a programme to update school library collections by March 1, 2026; preparations for the first International Forum of School Librarians, scheduled to take place in Moscow in December 2025; measures to improve the quality of training for primary school teachers; the opening of a cultural and educational interactive space for the promotion of the Russian language at the Vladivostok branch of the Russia National Centre on September 4, 2025; and the organisation of the Nikolai Dobronravov National Poetry Competition, which will kick off on November 22, 2025, and will be open to poets aged 14 and older.
Following the meeting, Yelena Yampolskaya will prepare a report to the President containing proposals for the further improvement of state language policy.