Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)
Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)

The date of foundation of Pyatigorsk State University is considered to be June 27, 1939, when the Pedagogical School officially became a higher educational institution. Since then, the university has undergone various changes and transformations - an increase in the number of years of study, several renamings - and officially became known as Pyatigorsk State University in 2016. Since 2005, the head of the university is Professor Gorbunov Alexander Pavlovich. By 2009, 10 faculties were formed at the university. Further, on their basis, institutes and higher schools were created, having one of the faculties in their composition. In addition, PSU is actively developing the system of pre-university, postgraduate and additional education. It has a branch in Novorossiysk. Currently, the university has 34 departments. Now Pyatigorsk State University has more than 5,500 students and 3,000 students from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. All the peoples of the Caucasus are also represented in PSU.

An English-language tour of Lermontov's Pyatigorsk for high school students is a project by IPRIM students as part of the Service-Learning program.

The Institute of Translation, Russian Studies, and Multilingualism at PSU is completing work on a socially significant project under the federal program "Service-Learning." At the request of Georgievsk Gymnasium No. 2, Translation and Translation Studies students Alina Barabash and Angelina Askerova created an English-language tour of Lermontov-related sites in Pyatigorsk.

The project began with extensive research: the team studied the historical and cultural context of the city, analyzed existing tours, collected student suggestions, and compiled cartographic and photographic materials. This resulted in a route through key points in the novel "A Hero of Our Time," juxtaposing literary descriptions with contemporary urban spaces.

As a result, a comprehensive tourist route was developed and a tour text was prepared in English using the Easy to Read and Plain Language approaches. The materials have already been approved by teachers and tested by a focus group, and the first tour will soon be available to schoolchildren.

The project has already received a third-place award in the "Innovative Potential of University Youth" competition—and very soon, high school students will be able to explore Pyatigorsk through Lermontov's eyes.

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