On September 30, the world celebrates International Translation Day as a tribute to the language experts whose work plays an important role in bringing nations together, in promoting understanding, and in transposing scientific and cultural heritage.

UrFU Library has many items in translation as an academic category, in academic writing. But today we would like to focus on the fact that library has always been attracting specialists having excellent command of English and other languages, and contributing into development of a dialogue with international students.

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📷 Photo Exhibition in Library

Library invites Ural Federal University students, faculty and staff to participate in photo exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Sverdlovsk Region.

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Take your chance to share your creativity and to know how the Sverdlovsk region is seen by Ural Federal University students and staff!

All the photos will be displayed in the exposition of the Library Exhibition Hall from October 28 up to the end of the year 2024 (4 Turgeneva St., room 267), they will be also uploaded to the group album.

The best works will be chosen by voting in the VK group “UrFU Library”. The winners will receive memorable gifts from the Library.

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Brands and symbols of the Sverdlovsk region. An ancient artefact in Yekaterinburg

The Library continues to acquaint you with the brands and symbols of the Sverdlovsk region that create its unique image for tourists and visitors. Today we will tell you about the world's oldest monumental sculpture made of wood, presented in one of the museums of Yekaterinburg.

The Great Shigirsky idol is a Ural treasure, the value of which mankind has not yet fully realized. It is a wooden figure covered with images of hands and faces and carved geometric ornamentation. A new study by scientists has shown that this wooden sculpture is much older than previously thought. It is more than 12,000 years old. The Mesolithic artefact significantly exceeds the age of the Egyptian pyramids.

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