The Federal Agency for CIS States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Affairs (Russian House) handed over 20 thousand textbooks to the library fund of the Ministry of Education of the de facto Republic of the Tskhinvali region. According to Sergey Skvortsov, the Head of the Russian House office in the occupied Tskhinvali region, the mentioned event is another stage of the Development of Education Russian state program.

A solemn reception was held in the de facto republic of the Tskhinvali region to celebrate the Russian National Unity Day which Russia celebrates on November 4. The so-called President, Alan Gagloyev, the Russian “Ambassador,”  Marat Kulakhmetov, and Russian compatriots attended the solemn event.

Sergey Skvortsov, the Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the Tskhinvali region, spoke about educational quotas of the Russian Federation. In an interview with Radio Sputnik South Ossetia on June 16, Skvortsov focused on the procedure for admission to Russian universities.

On April 26, Tskhinvali hosted a briefing during which representatives of profile organizations discussed issues of getting an education in Russia and Rossotrudnichestvo quotas.

On April 27, in the Tskhinvali region,  Russian professor Alexander Mazuritsky delivered a lecture on the Great Patriotic War. He was on a two-day visit to the de facto republic and his lectures were attended by over 300 schoolchildren.

On April 27, in Tskhinvali, winners of another competition organized by the Rossotrudnichestvo office in Tskhinvali – “the military feat of Stalingrad to live for centuries” - were awarded. The competition was dedicated to the blockade of Stalingrad.

On April 22-23, the School of Real Journalism was held in the Tskhinvali region. This is an international non-profit project of the Russian Reporters non-profit organization designed for journalists, bloggers, the press, students of journalism, etc.

As announced by the Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the Tskhinvali region, Sergey Skvortsov, journalists from the Tskhinvali region will take part in the School of Real Journalism which will be held in the Information and Press Committee of so-called South Ossetia on April 22-23.

On April 15, the Tskhinvali region’s gymnasium Albion hosted a presentation of the Big Change new competition which discussed the goals, activities, and prize fund of the project.

The Maslenitsa traditional Russian holiday was celebrated in the Tskhinvali region. The festivities began on February 28 and lasted until March 6.

A new, 19th issue of the Russian Word magazine was presented at the so-called “State” University of South Ossetia in the Tskhinvali region. The new issue is mainly dedicated to the jubilee of the Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, although it also includes articles on Russian language, literature and history of Russia.

On February 10, Tskhinvali hosted an event dedicated to the date of Pushkin's death. The event was organized by the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the region and the Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (ATRLL).

The Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office, Sergey Skvortsov, stated that the agency will hand over 3,000 textbooks of Russian language and literature to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Tskhinvali region.

According to the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the Tskhinvali Region, the region takes an active part in various events and competitions organized by Russian scientific and cultural-educational organizations. It has become a tradition for the Tskhinvali Region to participate in the events such as the Great Ethnographic Dictation, the Geographical Dictation, the St. George’s Ribbon, etc.

On August 22, Tskhinvali celebrated the National Flag Day of the Russian Federation and held solemn events, including the Drawing on the Asphalt action. The event was organized by the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots and the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the region.